I will try to make this short. My mother had been in a rehab/nursing center for physical therapy on her neck, while there she fell and broke her hip, she laid there for 2 weeks before they did anything. She complained to me that they were very rough with her. I spoke with them several times. She was rushed to the hospital last Saturday, they found she was very dehydrated, white blood cell count was at 26000, normal is 1000-1600, and a bad staff infection in her lungs. She died Sunday morning. I know that nothing will bring her back but I think she would still be here if the rehab place was doing their job? I think this place should be investigated so that this does not happen to someone else. What do you guys think?
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I’ll try to keep a long story short. I’ve been having chronic (daily) headaches and pain in my neck, shoulders and back for about six years. After seeing several doctors I finally found one that is taking me seriously but it seems that he is lost. I’ve tried physical therapy, chiropractic, massage therapy, cortisone injections and a slew of meds. Nothing seems to be working. The only injury I’ve had was a very minor car accident about 11 years ago… I was rear-ended at about 10 miles/hour and had minor whiplash.
Has anyone else had these problems? Any suggestions on what I should try or a possible diagnosis I could research? I’m not a fan of taking random meds “just to see if they work” but that is what my doc has me doing.
I’ll try to keep a long story short. I’ve been having chronic (daily) headaches and pain in my neck, shoulders and back for about six years. After seeing several doctors I finally found one that is taking me seriously but it seems that he is lost. I’ve tried physical therapy, chiropractic, massage therapy, cortisone injections and a slew of meds. Nothing seems to be working. The only injury I’ve had was a very minor car accident about 11 years ago… I was rear-ended at about 10 miles/hour and had minor whiplash.
Has anyone else had these problems? Any suggestions on what I should try or a possible diagnosis I could research? I’m not a fan of taking random meds “just to see if they work” but that is what my doc has me doing.
I am a competive high level gymnast…i have gone to docters and chiropractors and they dont help…i take medicines and tons of crap…my back has been hurtin for nearly four years now…i have been in and out of a back brace during this time…yet my lower back still kills me…about 4 years ago i hurt my back and they said it was because my hips are uneven by 8mm, then my back got better by the next season…then my back started hurting again and we went back to the docter and they said i tore a ligament in my back…i went to physical therapy 3 times a week for 3 years and then stopped but my lower back pain keeps comming back!!! gah any help?
I’ve had pain in both of my wrists for at least five years now. My anatomy is a bit rusty, but I think it’s the ulna, on the outside of my wrist. It’s usually a constant and dull ache all of the time and if I do something stressful it gets really bad. I play polo and am not willing to give that up, however it kills my wrist every time. I wear braces or wrap it whenever I play, but the support does not seem to help.
It started with my left wrist. The doctors have ruled out ganglion (sp?) cysts and fractures and whatever else may be visible on an MRI or x-ray. The doctor called it tendinitis and sent me to physical therapy. I’ve been told that when a doctor calls something tendinitis it’s because they don’t actually know what’s wrong. I did six months of physical therapy for the left wrist and it did no good. The physical therapist said I had “loose joints.” A few months later the right one flared up as well, so now I have two crappy wrists.
So, my question, has anyone experienced or heard of this before? If so, is there any way to get rid of it? Even typing can set off the pain. I don’t think arthritis either, I’m 20.
Thanks!
I have suffered with pain and anxiety from a car accident .My injury was from a front end impact accident when a person ran a red light and caused the accident.My car was totaled and I am still without a car.No xrays were taken of my hips which is a recent discovery.they took xrays of my entire back and neck ,lft knee, and foot which I have suffered for months with pain when I walked. Physical therapy only worsened my pain.when I am inactive it gets better. walking aggrivates my pain and the more I walk the worse it gets. Tell me why no xrays were taken of my hip area, when my leg had such impact in this accident?
My mom just had a knee replacement 10/26/06. She’s staying with myself and m husband for the time being until she recovers. She’s doing the outpatient physical therapy and at times seems like its not helping. We’ve explained our concerns with both dr.s and therapists and all they say is that the healing process takes upto a year. But what they choose not to listen to is the sleepless nights m mom n I have had for the past 2mnths. With severe pain and discomfort. Her words”feels worse than before I went into surgery.” She’s having less movements in the rest of her joints due to the detiriating Rheumathoid Arthritis. Any suggestions? (Serious ones, not looking to joke or make fun of my mother.)
So please have compassion and answer to your best knowledge.
Thanks.