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Tailbone injury

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

I had a very bad fall 3 years ago down a stone stairwell, i went to the hospital but they said it was pointless doing an exray because even if it’s broken they can’t do anything for my tailbone.
3 years on and i’m still in agony, i am a receptionist and if i take anymore [...]

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Hip pain

Monday, July 27th, 2009

I was ice skating on Saturday and all of a sudden my hip started to hurt really badly. I decided that my muscles were probably a little tired and that was all. I had to skate Sunday as well and my hip ended up feeling even worse. By Sunday night I could not flex at [...]

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Leg pain

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

My mother, age 62, has problems moving her legs after sitting. It happens pretty frequently, she will be sitting for maybe 10 minutes get up walk 2 to 4 steps and then have to support herself by leaning on something for several seconds before regaining the ability to walk. She has fallen a couple times [...]

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Army Veteran With Chronic Back Pain

Wednesday, March 14th, 2007

For my story.. I originally developed mild back pain in the summer of 2000 in Airborne School for the United States Army. At the time i just figured it was from the constant jarring motion and repetetively striking the ground feet first from a height of 3-4 feet. The pain was managable but pretty severe. [...]

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Ankle Pain, tarsal tunnel syndrome - CRPS?

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

I partially ruptured my tibia tendon on the posterior side, right at the ankle bone in 2005. My ankle was immobilized for 25 days. I was still experiencing pain after, so I took oral steroids, and then received cortisone shots (3). I was then diagnosed with tarsal tunnel syndrome. I had tarsal tunnel decompression surgery [...]

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Shoulder pain radiating to fingers

Monday, December 4th, 2006

I have been having shoulder problems for many years. For the last couple of months, the top of my shoulder blade hurts. I can push in between the joints and feel the pain. But, the last couple of days the pain runs from my shoulder to by elbow and into the joints [...]

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Thigh numbness - Meralgia Paresthetica - Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve

Friday, December 1st, 2006

About 1 year ago i had burning,tingling,pins/needles on the outer left thigh just about the knee, which resulted in numbness (about 2 inches in length). As of recent, same sensations front of same thigh with numbness comes and goes. I have no back pain, and no loss of function in muscle, seems topical [...]

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Spine Surgery - Chronic Pain

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Hi, I am a 36 year old female. I am having major problems and really want to find relief. My injury began 17 years ago,giving birth to my son, herniated L4L5 S1. Was bad off couldn’t walk etc. Neurosurgeon refused surgery, said I was to young (19) I went through extensive therapy, work hardening and [...]

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Chronic Pain in Thoracic Region

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

I have chronic pain at T8 area which never moves and wraps around to the end of the rib on the right side. i have had MRI/CT scans, which shows a disc bulge at T2 and a hemangioma at T8. I have had 2 injections, one in the fascia around the vertebrae at [...]

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Sharp Pain Under Ribs

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

Hello i have had a pain under my right rib for about three months now sometimes it feels like a sunburn under my skin sometimes the pain is sharp but it is always there, its never gone. The pain is from right under my rib to all the way down just above my hip i [...]

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