Pelvic fracture

the local hospital. Early 2017 she was brought to our hospital outpatient department complaining of bilateral hip pain for one year, on her further investigation we performed lumbar radiography, pelvic radiography, bilateral hip axial radiography that shows: 1. Bilateral Hip Replacement Variations; 2. Pelvic and Bilateral Hip Degeneration; 3. Lumbar Spine Compression; L4-5 Vertebral Body Instability with Intervertebral Space Narrowing; 4. Osteoporosis(Figure 1), for the advance treatment, she…

back pain treatment consists of lumbar strengthening exercises. Walking is a simple, but effective exercise for the lower back. For lower lumbar pain there are simple core stability exercises to strengthen the back muscle. Exercises like aerobics, pelvic tilt and leg/ arm raises should become incorporated into your routine activities. Prevention is the one of best options for treatment. Do not overstrain the lumber area with lifting heavy objects and use good posture to avoid aggravating the…

Menopause is a normal process in which your reproductive ability comes to an end. This process happens gradually over a span of months to years, usually between the ages of 48 to 55 years old. Menopause is complete when you have missed 12 consecutive menstrual periods. It is important to talk with your health care provider about some of the most common conditions that affect postmenopausal women, such as heart disease, diabetes, and bone loss (osteoporosis). Adopting a healthy lifestyle and…

Get strong this spring Welcome to Spring! The weather is warmer and the days are getting longer. This makes it a perfect time to head outside and get active! The benefits of exercise are so significant that the Department of Health recommends all Australians aged 18-64 to get 30 minutes of moderate intensity exercise each day. Those aged 65 and over are recommended to work up to 30 minutes each day at the level of their ability (provided they have their doctor’s clearance). We know the benefits…

Imagine a female overseas with her unit, not only fighting the enemy, but also facing the extreme and harsh climates. The idea of women in the military brings forth many questions about their different roles. Do women have the physical abilities to close with and destroy the enemies they would go against in combat? Do they have the stamina to face the fatigue of the environment and long hours? The mission of the infantry relies on the infantryman exclusively to accomplish this mission, face to…

wall of blood vessels. These localized bleedings are mostly clotted and exists inside of an organ or soft tissue space, such as muscle. Various locations of hematomas include under the finger or toe nails, in the cartilage of an ear, in the muscles, pelvic bone, liver, spleen, kidney, and in other organs of the body. Treatment plans vary by location. Some hematomas are treated by surgery, or a simple drainage of the blood. Hematomas that form and clot in the brain can be identified as subdural,…

Physical therapist, Joe Terry explains that he has seen a fair share of “knee and pelvic pain to herniated disks to lumbar stress fractures, which cause severe lower-back pain”. However, nothing has changed. Crossfit may be ever changing but those injuries are less-severe than what could be expected. Most people hear of an once-in-a-lifetime injury that only happens…

Synthetic plastic makes up this device, which appears to be a net with very small holes. When treating pelvic organ prolapse, surgeons insert the medical device transvaginally to support the bladder, bowels and uterus and make certain they do not descend into the vagina. For those suffering from stress urinary incontinence, the transvaginal mesh works to…

over time, cause weakness in the bones. The level of damage that can occur depends on the amount of time spent in bed rest. The longer the amount of time in bed rest, the greater risk one is at for experiencing detrimental effects, such as a bone fracture. This is caused by the continual loss of bone mass. The stress on the bones that is normally there is no longer there, attributing to the bone weakness. One test that can be performed is testing the amount of fecal calcium that is excreted by…

that dead tumor cells in the irradiated bone may stimulate a desirable immunologic reaction (Yamamoto, Akisue, Marui, Nagira, & Kurosaka, 2002).There was no evidence of local recurrence or symptoms of graft failure such as extreme pain or severe fracture happening in patients treated with extracorporeal irradiation (50 Gy) (Araki et al., 1999). Lung…