Archive for the 'Surgery and Rehabilitation' Category

Have chronic back pain, disabled and want to get back to work; seek job combo of sitting & standing; suggest?

I have been disabled for 16 years now, with chronic disabling back pain. I am now 49 years old. Initially, I fractured my back when I was 21. I’ve had 5 back surgeries, each one making me all the worse!!! I REALLY want to get back to work, but previously [...]

Is it legal for a GP to carry out an abortion in a GP surgery?

The Abortion Act 1967 says:
(3) Except as provided by subsection (4) of this section, any treatment for the termination of pregnancy must be carried out in a hospital vested in [F3the Secretary of State for the purposes of his functions under the [F4National Health Service Act 2006] or the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 [...]

disabled dogs and puppies, do you think they should be rehabilitated?

I was very surprised by the reaction my earlier question elicited, some people seem very passionate about the subject about not trying to work with disabled dogs vs working with them. I was told that I should have put my highly functional disabled dog down by a poster here and not have rehabilitated her [...]

How do I get rid of scarring? or minimize it?

I have a really bad back and after one of my surgeries, I was told to do Physical Therapy, so I did. At the office I went to, they had a big whirlpool for rehabilitation. I exercised in there for a little while and then got out, dressed and went home to shower. [...]

i want my husband to stop using drugs?

My husband and I are recently married, and he had a surgery before our marriage which after the fact required him to take prescription pain medication. Since then he has not been able to stop using them, and the doses and medication he takes is getting worse and worse by the day.
Hes [...]

How do I file my accident?

I attend bible college and I’m studying to be a minister, I’ll graduate in two years. I was supposed to leave for Haiti for lab week when my doctor at the VA told me that I couldn’t go. Apparently, I had some more immunizations to take. So I decided to do my [...]

SHOULD I? 10 POINTS AVALIABLe.?

ok so one of our teachers at our school was in a fatal accident like 6 days ago. He then had 95% chance of dying now that he had surgery on his head, ribs and like 3 other places he is doing well and is allowed to have visitors now!
so yesterday i went out [...]

Can someone answer this personal injury question?

I attend bible college and I’m studying to be a minister, I’ll graduate in two years. I was supposed to leave for Haiti for lab week when my doctor at the VA told me that I couldn’t go. Apparently, I had some more immunizations to take. So I decided to do my [...]

Anyone from IRELAND, please please help me I need advice?

Hi, this will onyl make sense to people in Ireland,
I have a question about medical cards. My fiancé had a heart attack 2 years ago at the age of 19. It was totally out of the blue and he had a very healthy lifestyle before that, he was doing a leisure management [...]

Shoulder Manipulation under Anesthesia anyone had this done?

If progress in rehabilitation is slow, a doctor may recommend manipulation under anesthesia. This means you are put to sleep with general anesthesia. Then the surgeon aggressively stretches your shoulder joint. The heavy action of the manipulation stretches the shoulder joint capsule and breaks up the scar tissue. In most cases, [...]