Back pain

Dr. Wilson (the orthopedic surgeon at the time) had said, “If that injury were to have happened when you are older you would have gotten your knee replaced with a metal hinge joint preventing you from performing simple daily tasks without a level pain that only gets worse. I advise you to listen to your body or it will no longer listen to you.” Yet, despite the warning I decided to continue on my fixation because not breathing wasn't an option for me. Needless to say that was only the first page…

if my heart was about to jump out of my body. My coaches and mom both sprinted over to me but they didn't know what it was. I was taken to the hospital in an ambulance where I was diagnosed with a dislocated patella. At this point, I was in extreme pain and my entire body was tingling. I remember looking at the trains painted on the ceiling of the emergency…

will to fight back. When this occurred, the Vietnamese would force them to make anti-American statements as a form of propaganda against the United States. No human being could endure this type of physical torture without his mental state being affected negatively by it. Soldiers watched as their friends were tortured and starved to death, with the knowledge that they were helpless to help and it could be them in their position very soon. Their days were filled with blind terror and pain, not…

When anyone tears their ACL coming back from the injury can be a very difficult and long process. After surgery many patients go into physical therapy within 6 days’ post-surgery, but this can be one of the most difficult days in their recovery. The patient has to start to bend their knee to avoid stiffness and to keep the new ACL from tightening and causing another tear. After physical therapy many patients start rehabilitation to go back to their sport. Going back from any injury can cause the…

UCL on the proximal phalanx. Then a Microfix suture anchor that with 4-0 braided polyester suture was placed on proximal phalanx that was adjacent to the first suture anchor. Both of the suture anchors were then used to reattach the UCL ligament back to its insertion on the proximal phalanx. The results of this study was that the 18 college football players were all able to return to at least the same level of play before they sustained injuries to their UCLs. Six of the football players who…

risk, adventure,or pain and loss. Where living a tranquil life would consist of a calm quite straight forward almost predicable life. When looking back at my minute experience, I would much…

Animals have the ability to experience a variety of feelings and emotions just as we humans do. They experience pain, pleasure, agitation, and even sadness.Just as we suffer, as do they. During experiments, mothers are breed repeatedly and then separated from the young. When pain is evident, the same process that takes place in our bodies, happens in theirs as well. For the duration of the experiment, test subjects are required to be put under an anesthetic. Reports show that at least 10…

Generally, it takes numerous prescriptions of pain killers as well as other prescriptions to help soothe the pain for a terminally ill patient. This commonly causes doctors to investigate or to have their medical license revoked. Many times to get a doctor to participate there has to be some form of insurance saying that they will…

-What are the treatment goals for ARDS? The first object of ARDS treatment is to improve the level of blood oxygen. Without oxygen, your organs may not function properly. In order to get more oxygen into bloodstream, for milder symptoms or as a temporary measure, oxygen may be delivered through a mask that fits tightly over your nose and mouth. Most people with ARDS will need the help of a machine to breathe. A mechanical ventilator pushes air into lungs and forces some of the fluid out of the…

darkness. My blood froze. the fear slowly claws at me. engulfing me. I won't be able to survive this long in this endless dark nightmare where sombre portraits of myself penetrated my very being. I couldn’t help but feel that he was whirling around in the back of my mind, creating an impulse to turn around and see, but every corner was an empty space. I tried to track his path And when he appeared in line of my sight, he seemed surprised that I detected him. But, how could he not know? I felt…