When a person has been suffering with severe back pain they will usually end up at their primary care medical doctor first. The course of treatment they will undergo usually starts with medications like pain killers and anti-inflammatory meds. They may be referred out for physical therapy. If these methods don’t work and the case…
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome affects 1-5% of the population and is the most common disorder of the hands and wrists. The typical symptoms are numbness and tingling in the fingers along with weakness in the hands when trying to grip something. The symptoms tend to be worse at night when sleeping and waking up with numb…
Severe cases of Scoliosis are often recommended for surgery. The most common type of surgery is called Cotrel-dubousset (We’ll abbreviate it CD). This type of surgery implants two rods paralleling down the spine, held with hooks and screws, fusing most of the vertebrae in the ribcage and lower back. This study looked at 40 patients…