| When will I finish physical therapy--when my back pain goes away? | 12 years 9 weeks ago | 546 |
| I have just finished a physical therapy program for my back. But my therapist wants me to keep doing exercises at home. How long do I have to keep this up? | 12 years 9 weeks ago | 546 |
| I’ve heard that steroid injections are bad for you. When is it okay to have one for neck or back pain? | 7 years 39 weeks ago | 546 |
| I’m the owner of a medium-sized company that makes boxes. What’s the latest thinking about work-related injuries? Should workers be given treatment right away or more of a “wait-and-see” approach? | 8 years 7 weeks ago | 544 |
| I am a 22 year-old college athlete on my way to play baseball with a farm league. When I was 16, I had spondylolysis. This was treated with a brace and rest. Is there any chance I could get this again? | 7 years 43 weeks ago | 544 |
| What's the difference between a microdiscectomy and a sequestrectomy? I've never heard of either, but my surgeon has offered me one or the other to treat my herniated disc. | 5 years 11 weeks ago | 543 |
| I hurt my back at work and haven't been able to recover as fast as I had hoped. It's been four days and I'm still laid up. Usually I'm better after the first 24 to 48 hours. I've been popping aspirin, Tylenol, and ibuprofen but nothing helps. Should I ask my doc for a narcotic? | 5 years 33 weeks ago | 542 |
| 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 |
| If someone has a curve in the spine, other than how they look, why is it important to straighten it out? | 5 years 28 weeks ago | 541 |
| 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 |
| I'm scheduled to start a six-week series of prolotherapy injections for chronic hip and back pain. Before going into it, I'd like to know what could go wrong. | 9 years 19 weeks ago | 540 |
| I've had crystal deposits in my knee that had to be removed. Now I'm having disc problems. Could this be caused by crystals too? And what causes these to grow in my body? | 5 years 36 weeks ago | 540 |
| What is a stress reaction of the spine? | 8 years 5 days ago | 539 |
| I seem to have a very slouched posture no matter what I do. Is this because I'm tall (6'4") or just a family trait? I see the same posture in my father and my son. | 8 years 9 weeks ago | 539 |
| I am going to have spine fusion surgery. The surgeon is going to put metal screws and rods in my back. Will they stay there forever? | 12 years 9 weeks ago | 538 |
| My mother has spinal stenosis and her doctor wants to operate. I am against it because I know that if anything happens to her back in surgery, she may be worse off than she was before. What should I say to her? | 4 years 22 weeks ago | 538 |
| I was scheduled to have a spinal fusion. Then I got a call from my surgeon's office. Now I'm supposed to have a full-scale psych exam. Is this standard or does the doctor suspect I'm off my rocker? | 5 years 11 weeks ago | 536 |
| Is it possible for osteochondromas to spread, or become malignant? | 4 years 44 weeks ago | 535 |
| Ok, they can do hip, knee, shoulder replacements. If someone has severe back pain because the vertebrae can't hold up any longer, why can't they do vertebrae replacements? | 4 years 22 weeks ago | 534 |
| I was a horse-racing jockey for 10 years and never had an injury. I quit the sport, but now I'm having a lot of pain in my low back. Is this normal? | 11 years 44 weeks ago | 533 |
| I had microdiscectomy surgery on my low back. Will I be more likely to injure this area from hard work, and will my risk of injury get better or worse with time? | 11 years 10 weeks ago | 533 |
| I'm applying for a job at a warehouse as a forklift operator. A couple years ago, I hurt my back on a different job. What can I do in this new job to keep from getting hurt again? | 5 years 13 weeks ago | 533 |
| I had surgery on my back to remove a tumor. It turned out to be a herniated disk in an unusual area. Doesn’t the MRI show the difference between these two? | 8 years 7 weeks ago | 532 |
| I heard there’s a new treatment in Switzerland for low back pain called kryorhizotomy. What’s it for? | 8 years 7 weeks ago | 530 |
| I’m going to have an operation to remove a bulging disc. How does the doctor do this? | 8 years 7 weeks ago | 530 |
| I am planning to marry a man who has a medical condition called syringomyelia. Is this something that will get worse over time? What should I expect to happen? | 6 years 7 weeks ago | 529 |
| How should I position my spine when I sleep in order to protect my lower back? | 11 years 10 weeks ago | 528 |
| For six months I have faithfully followed an exercise program trying to avoid back surgery. But my sciatica is worse if anything. How can I get over the feeling that by having surgery I have failed? | 6 years 3 days ago | 527 |
| My mother has to have surgery for her back as it's really deformed (hunched). What types of complications are possible for this type of back surgery? | 4 years 23 weeks ago | 527 |
| I am a coach for a high school track team. Ever since last summer I've had some numbness on the front and side of my left thigh. It seems to come and go but it's staying longer now. What could be causing this? | 7 years 30 weeks ago | 526 |
