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My doctor has prescribed a COX-2 inhibitor for my pain and inflammation. What is it? Will it work?8 years 40 weeks ago429
Why do muscles shrink after surgery or if a cast is applied?8 years 40 weeks ago2016
What will happen on my first visit to the doctor?8 years 40 weeks ago430
What is an EMG test?8 years 40 weeks ago2063
Will my doctor prescribe medication for my pain?8 years 40 weeks ago2509
Some people say I should use heat for my pain, and others say ice. Which is best?8 years 40 weeks ago396
I have had intense pain for months. Why won't my doctor keep giving me strong pain medications? The pain is just as bad now as it was earlier.8 years 39 weeks ago346
My doctor wants to do an MRI. What is it, and what will it show?8 years 39 weeks ago345
I have an artificial hip, and I need an MRI scan of my low back. I know the MRI machine uses a very strong magnet. Will the metal in my artificial hip cause a problem with the MRI?8 years 39 weeks ago1332
What is osteopenia? It just sounds like osteoporosis to me.8 years 39 weeks ago441
What is a spinal tap, and why do I need one?8 years 39 weeks ago433
What is an SSEP test?8 years 39 weeks ago2641
My doctor wants to do an X-ray. What will that show?8 years 39 weeks ago312
What is a bone scan?8 years 39 weeks ago515
I have finished chemotherapy for breast cancer. My doctor says this puts me at high risk for osteoporosis. What can I do to lower my risk?8 years 39 weeks ago314
My doctor recommends a cortisone injection to control my pain and swelling. I don't want to take a steroid. Will the cortisone injection hurt me?8 years 39 weeks ago776
Are there other health-care professionals who can help me with my chronic pain?8 years 39 weeks ago879
After a day at work, my neck and arms ache, and I have a pounding headache. Most of the time, all I do is sit at a desk and work on a computer. What is causing this pain?8 years 39 weeks ago2048
I keep reading about using glucosamine for arthritis. Will it help me?8 years 39 weeks ago341
What is a TENS unit? What does it do?8 years 39 weeks ago981
I am going to have fusion surgery. My doctor wants me to use a bone growth stimulator after surgery. What is it? Does it work?8 years 36 weeks ago345
My doctor used metal plates and screws to hold two of my bones together. Can I go through metal detectors at the airport?8 years 36 weeks ago351
My therapy treatments help my pain so much. Why can't I just keep coming once a week?8 years 36 weeks ago312
I've heard that you can get blood clots after surgery. I'm having surgery soon, and I'm worried. Are blood clots really a problem, and can they be prevented?8 years 36 weeks ago3087
I get ultrasound treatments for chronic pain. Last time I had a burning sensation during the treatment. Could I have been burned from ultrasound?8 years 31 weeks ago354
Can I get an electric shock from ultrasound treatments?8 years 31 weeks ago955
I can't get my therapist to do ultrasound treatments all over where it hurts. Why does she just do ultrasound in a little spot?8 years 31 weeks ago351
I'm supposed to start ultrasound treatments for my sore joints. Is this the same kind of ultrasound that doctors use to look at hearts?8 years 31 weeks ago297
Ultrasound treatments really relieve the pain in my sore neck. Can they help my headaches, too?8 years 31 weeks ago371
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
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