I have to make a decision as to whether or not to have this surgery. It would be a double fusion (I believe that’s what it’s called): L4-L5-S1. Both of my facet joints are broken at L4 (spondylolysis) which is contributing to spondylolisthesis of L5 and S1. I have been to chiropractors, massage therapists, physical therapy, tried multitudes of medications, tried ignoring the problem, and also recently had a bilateral epidural in an attempt to relieve the problem. I have been told the only way to fix the spondylolysis is through a fusion. I am 31 years old and have been having back problems for quite some time now. Sometimes my back flares up, and I literally can’t walk… crawling to the bathroom is about the only I manage to do when I have a flare up. I have been told that at some point in my life I will need a fusion, and I basically have to decide whether to do it now, or continue dealing with the pain and have it later.
Any suggestions/experience/advice anyone has with this particular surgery would be extremely helpful.
Thanks! 
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i have achilles tendonitis and i’m going to physical therapy for it but when im walking my achilles get very tight which tightens and makes my calves burn and achillse and it makes it difficult to walk if im walking long enough. also when im just sitting here right now and i extend my foot to its like pointing vertical and then relax it again i get a burning pain in my calves. also if i flex my calves this sensation happens also. if i flex my thighs the burning sensation is in my knees. what could this be from? my physical therapist said i had some scar tissue growing on my achilles also if that helps
How Do I Become A Physical Therapist If My Undergraduate Degree Does Not Have The Required Prereqs?
Mar 1
How do I take the prerequisites. All the colleges that have non-degree programs don’t offer the prerequisites. I live in NYC. If anyone can send me any info that would be great.
I don’t want to go back and get a pre-physical therapy dagree, but I don”t have the GPA required to get in. What other jobs can I do with my dagree that would allow me to go back to physical therapy later in life?
I had an accident 3 years ago now, fell out of a deer stand and hurt my back. I have pain everyday but some days like today, it is so bad i can barley move, I cant get ahold of pain killers due to my recent opiate addiction so what else can I do. Ive already done 1 year of physical therapy.
I have minor arthritis in the back, I’ve hyper extended it a few times (thrown off of a horse, fell down the stairs) and physical therapy doesn’t help. I see a chiropractor 3 times a week and he only helps a little bit. I can’t do any housework or waliking for more than about 20 min. before I start to have major pain. I’m only 30 and fear it will get worse as I get older. Especially if I ever have children. I’ve had an open MRI in which they didn’t find anything wrong. Please, any advice or tips? Any ideas or answers to my pain? I have a dr. apt. next week with my orthopedic.
seem to find out what is causing this. I have had an ex-ray on my hip and nothing, even no arthtitis,I had a cat scan done on my abdomen because the pain also centers on the lower part of my abdomen. I had a hystrectomy when I was 35. So a few weks ago I had a MRI done which showed degenerative disk but not enough to have the pain I have .So I;m nowhere. I suffer from my hip at night, I can no stand or sit for any lenghth of time .I’ve taken pills for pain , depression. I’ve been to a chiropractor who helped many years ago but deosn’t anymore. They say Physical therapy but i walk 20 min everyday and it just brings it on more. anyadvice for LOST IN PAIN
I am nineteen and have had issues with my knee for about six years. I don’t have a lot of muscle to begin with, but this winter is especially bad. When I first had my knee checked out, they didn’t find anything but a fatty tumor in the back of it, which shouldn’t have caused any problems. I had an MRI and an X ray, but they found nothing. They sent me to physical therapy, but insurance only paid for so many visits.
Now, several years later, after many falls, being underweight, and having a family history of knee problems, I am getting very, very tired of my knee hurting.
Every time I go up or down stairs, the knee cap pops. I can literally feel my bones shifting in my knee if I walk for too long. My left knee doesn’t extend all the way, and hasn’t for years. My right knee is well on the way to not extending as well. It hurts to extend it all the way. Sometimes I get a very sharp pain in my left knee cap, other times its just a continuous ache.
Plus, I have high arches in my feet, so when I walk heavy on my feet instead of my knees, it makes it worse. I end up with my hips hurting from walking funny due to my knee and foot pain.
I don’t know what to do. I don’t have insurance.
Please, Please give me advice?