| When will I finish physical therapy--when my back pain goes away? | 12 years 9 weeks ago | 546 |
| Whenever I see the doctor, I always have to fill out some form asking me about my mental outlook and my general health. Why is this information collected? | 6 years 27 weeks ago | 516 |
| Why are doctors trying to replace discs in the back or neck rather than just fusing them together as they used to do? | 5 years 28 weeks ago | 541 |
| Why are some cancers called sarcomas? | 5 years 47 weeks ago | 619 |
| Why are there so many names for disc injuries in the back? I've heard the terms herniated disc, slipped disc, and bulging disc - but they all mean the same thing, right? | 4 years 24 weeks ago | 640 |
| Why do some people with back pain recover while others go on to have chronic pain? | 11 years 9 weeks ago | 483 |
| Why does physical therapy after surgery hurt so much? Can't it cause more damage? I had back surgery and it hurts to go through my exercises. | 4 years 31 weeks ago | 678 |
| Why doesn't my therapist just run the ultrasound along the center of my back, where the pain is? | 12 years 4 weeks ago | 496 |
| Why don't doctors and chiropractors agree about low back pain? My doctor wants to order an X-ray to see what's wrong. My chiropractor says it won't show anything because it's a soft tissue injury. My doctor wants me to rest and take anti-inflammatory drugs. My
chiropractor wants to treat me. | 7 years 35 weeks ago | 496 |
| Why don't more people make use of physical therapists? I've gotten the most help from them than anyone else for my back pain. And I've tried a lot of different people from acupuncturists to massage therapy. | 7 years 35 weeks ago | 458 |
| Why is good posture important for my back and neck? | 12 years 12 weeks ago | 595 |
| Why is the back so vulnerable to being hurt? | 5 years 4 days ago | 743 |
| Why me? Why now? I'm finally pain-free after back surgery two days ago and now my right thigh is numb. Is this normal? Why me?? | 7 years 30 weeks ago | 572 |
| With so many different types of approaches to spinal surgery, how do doctors know which one is best for which patients? | 4 years 24 weeks ago | 574 |
| With so much back pain and injury among adults, shouldn't we start early and teach our children how to prevent these problems? | 11 years 7 weeks ago | 484 |
| Years ago I had a chymopapain injection for a ruptured disc. Now I have another disc problem but can't find anyone to do the injection. Why not? | 6 years 24 weeks ago | 594 |
| Years ago, I was in a car accident and suffered a broken leg and burst fractures of the spine. At that time, I was given the choice of having surgery to repair the vertebrae or casting and bedrest. I chose the more conservative route. I still have some back pain and mild disability. I've always wondered if I took the wrong treatment. Maybe I should have had that operation after all. Is there any way to tell? | 5 years 23 weeks ago | 555 |
| Yesterday I had a car accident when I was rear-ended at a stop light. I'm wondering if I should still go to the emergency room for a check up? | 7 years 35 weeks ago | 540 |
| Yesterday I had my first treatment with a naprapathic doctor. My main problem is head and neck pain. Today I am very sore and my pain is actually a bit worse. Is this normal? | 5 years 45 weeks ago | 556 |
| You hear a lot about people hurting their upper back and their lower back. How come we don't hear as much about the middle part of the back? | 4 years 18 weeks ago | 612 |
