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Which is worse: smoking a few cigarettes every day for years or smoking heavily for a shorter amount of time?5 years 28 weeks ago493
Why are joint replacements not more common for people who have arthritis?1 year 16 weeks ago182
Why are some broken arms treated with casts that go below the elbow and some above?1 year 20 weeks ago221
Why are we told not to take antibiotics if we don't need them, but some doctors give them to prevent infection, like with surgery?41 weeks 1 day ago145
Why do diseases have such odd and hard to say names like Dupuytren disease or schwanomas?1 year 6 weeks ago195
Why do I feel heat when my therapist treats my aches and pains with ultrasound?8 years 31 weeks ago347
Why do muscles shrink after surgery or if a cast is applied?8 years 40 weeks ago2016
Why do some people get hip and knee arthritis and others don't? I'm in my 70s and most of my friends still alive have a hip or knee replacement. I don't have a single ounce of pain or problems in any joint!4 years 51 weeks ago584
Why don't I feel anything when my therapist rubs the ultrasound head on my skin? I thought it was supposed to feel warm.8 years 31 weeks ago380
Why is it so important how you take osteoporosis medications? Why can't I just swallow my pill and go on with my day?2 years 18 weeks ago345
Why is it that patients with schizophrenia seem to have more problems healing after surgery?1 year 51 weeks ago213
Why is there a distinction between people who get MRSA infection in the hospital and those who get it at home?36 weeks 2 days ago102
Why should glaucoma patients avoid lifting? Isn't it safe if I'm careful? I always breathe out when I lift.5 years 41 weeks ago809
Will doing leg stretches before I jog keep me from getting an injury?7 years 41 weeks ago353
Will my doctor prescribe medication for my pain?8 years 40 weeks ago2509
Will the radiation from the ultrasound machine hurt me?8 years 31 weeks ago365
Workers' Comp has sent me to a physical therapy program to get me back to my job. I'm all for it, but I'm not sure my therapist really believes in me. The first day I was there, he asked me, Do you think your work status is going to be limited down the road by your health status? Why would he ask me this unless he thinks I can't make it?36 weeks 2 days ago116
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