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Spondylolisthesis pain management

Brian Bowyer MD — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:10:00 EST

Question: Hello! I have two questions about spondylolisthesis and chronic knee pain. For the past four months I have been going to an orthopedic surgeon for treatment of my chronically painful knees, which he says are in distress from Chondromalacia Patella. Treatment to date has been unsuccessful (rehab exer . . .

Answer: This sounds like a frustrating set of symptoms.

For further information RE: your questions about your knee symptoms, using the Search window on the homepage of the NetWellness website, typing "chond . . .

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Rehabilitation_T12 fracture

Brian Bowyer MD — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 03:08:00 EST

Question: Good morning, my husband had a very bad fall on Thursday last. He had a scan which the findings indicate " an acute fracture of the vertebral body of T12 with approximately 50% loss of vertebral height. the fracture involves the superior end plate and superior body of T12. there is increased si . . .

Answer:

Although the "acute fracture of the vertebral body of T12" may be responsible for all of his pain, it's possible he could have additionally sustained injury to one or more of the degenerative discs depicted by the MRI scan.

Although the following techniques are controversial and . . .

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Heel Pain

NetWellness Staff . — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:06:00 EST

Question: I need to know how to do home therapy for fracture calcanues

Answer:
Thank you for visiting NetWellness. Unfortunately, you have not provided enough information for our experts to be able to provide you with an answer. If you could submit a more specific question (including how your fracture was treated (surgery or non-surgery), they would be happy to try t . . .

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Rehab After Triple Arthrodesis

Jeffrey Robbins DPM — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:02:00 EST

Question: I had triple arthrodesis in June. Was laid up for 9 weeks, in a cast, with foot propped up on pillows. Had several casts during that time. After the final cast was removed I had developed 2 wounds on the foot. The surgery was performed in Maine, while we were on vacation up there. We then drove back . . .

Answer: This is a great question and I am glad you are taking a proactive position in your own care. We all need to move our joints every day and we would stiffen up to the point of not being able to move if we didn?t. This is why you were stiff after coming out of the cast and why your rehabilitation has b . . .

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Back Pain

Tammy Wadsworth PT MS OCS — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:11:00 EST

Question: Good morning,

I am a 40 year old male, 5`10" 190lbs with delayed back pain after aerobic activity.

I do have some issues. Mild herniation below L5, mild bulge below L4, Spondylolisthesis slip at 25% S1.

I am not in pain unless I am active. Even if I spend 20min on an elliptica . . .

Answer:

Many people have a mild bulge without pain, but spondylolisthesis typically has some pain associated with it even in mild cases.

There are very few treatments for this.

My only suggestions for you (that you may or may not have already tried) is to use a back brace during ex . . .

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How to Choose a Knee Brace

Brian Bowyer MD — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:11:00 EST

Question: I am a post stroke hemiplegiac. I can walk a little with asistive devices ie stoke walker, hemi walker. my knee keeps buckling when I do weight bearing. It really impedes my progress because I am not doing all that I actually can because I am afraid my knee will buckle. It goes forward. It does not . . .

Answer:

The most appropriate and effective solution to the problem with your knee buckling forward would be based on its cause, which requires a physical examination by your physician, and/or reconsulting with whichever physician oversaw or directed your rehabilitation after your stroke, and/or a referra . . .

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Recovery Time for a T12 Compression Fracture

NetWellness Staff . — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:06:00 EST

Question: How long does it take to heal a t2 compress fracture in a 15 year old healthy eating, living, person? I got a xray document back saying this: There is slight depression of the anterior aspect of the vertebral body noted at T12 level and may suggest slight compression fracture. This should be correla . . .

Answer: Thank you for visiting NetWellness. On this site, NetWellness experts try to answer general questions about health. Only a health professional performing a thorough clinical exam is able to evaluate your symptoms. However, NetWellness may have some general information available that you can access t . . .

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RE: Physical Therapy

Tammy Wadsworth PT MS OCS — Fri, 14 May 2010 14:05:00 EST

Question:

I found out later that it stood for soft tissue injury. The physical therapist said that there is nothing he can do for me. The only thing that he can do would be ultrasound treatments but I can`t get it because I was so inflamed and tender. Is there any other things that I can do to help with . . .

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