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"I think the practice of medicine is becoming increasingly complicated with many components involved. But it is very important to stick to our basics which is to always work for the good of the patient and maintain a high standard of professional ethics."
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15th May 2020 (almost 6 years ago) 
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Hi Jess,
Sorry to hear about your compression fracture! I presume this is a compression fracture of your spine. These fractures usually are healing at 2 months so it would not...
Show full answerSorry to hear about your compression fracture! I presume this is a compression fracture of your spine. These fractures usually are healing at 2 months so it would not...
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0Hi I got into a car accident a few months again and am still in recovery. I have a compression fracture and am doing physio the issue I face is 2 months after the incident I started getting really bad
Cold sweats. It has been endless everyday I sweat buckets and at times shiver it’s come to a poin...
2 Answers0 Comments24th Apr 2020 (almost 6 years ago) 2
2Hi ladymouse
Sorry to hear about your injury! The small joints of the finger can be quite prone to develop stiffness after an injury and tendon repair. It’s quite common not...
Show full answerSorry to hear about your injury! The small joints of the finger can be quite prone to develop stiffness after an injury and tendon repair. It’s quite common not...
23rd Apr 2020 (almost 6 years ago) 2
2Hi Lunarorbit,
Thanks for your detailed description! Whether an ankle ligament reconstruction (Brostrom) would benefit you or not, boils down to the assessment of whether your symptoms are due to ankle...
Show full answerThanks for your detailed description! Whether an ankle ligament reconstruction (Brostrom) would benefit you or not, boils down to the assessment of whether your symptoms are due to ankle...
17th Apr 2020 (almost 6 years ago) 1
1Hello oldancer,,
Sorry to hear about the sudden pain. Sharp upper thigh pain can have a few different causes. Nerve related issues either from the spine and lower back, or around...
Show full answerSorry to hear about the sudden pain. Sharp upper thigh pain can have a few different causes. Nerve related issues either from the spine and lower back, or around...
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0Awoke with sudden, sharp, icepick-like stabbing pain in my upper left thigh. It is in the soft tissue, not a joint. No injury that I know of..no discoloration or bruising; still exquisitely tender.
Never had this before...now, half a day later - still extremely tender to the touch! concerned a...
1 Answers0 Comments16th Apr 2020 (almost 6 years ago) 1
1Hi again Celestine,
Based on your description might still be difficult to know if the two incidents are connected. It might indeed be due to a nerve compression which could occur...
Show full answerBased on your description might still be difficult to know if the two incidents are connected. It might indeed be due to a nerve compression which could occur...