it was work comp L4-5 rupture im still hurt i had a surgery in july i live in ohio
work comp has found for me all times trrough 3 employer apeals my extent of previous work comp has been a couple stitches in my fingre and a peice of metal in my eye you know 2 hour emergency room stuff i never knew that they would try to give yo cash i still hurt and although the money would be nice in these rough times.but i just want to feel better and go back to work they finally started payin the bills on the doctor .Ive been off work almost a year they sure try to drag it out

Technorati Tags: extent, google, hour emergency room, money, peice, rough times, script type, stitches, text javascript, work comp

6 months ago I was in fault for an auto accident. I am now being sued for 0,000 basically for pain and suffering, which is crazy to that extent because the injuries were not that severe. Both of us walked away from the accident. My insurance covers up to 0,000 so the leaves the rest to me. What typical happens in cases like this?

Technorati Tags: auto accident, extent, google, insurance, pain and suffering, script type, text javascript

I have been suffering from low back pain for the past 2.5 years now. Initially, it started as small pain but gradually increased to a high level. The pain was mostly on the left side.

In Dec 2006, I had an MRI taken which showed mild disc bulge at L4-5 on the right side and significant disc herniation at L5-S1 on the left side. The MRI also showed some disc dehydration at these two disc levels.

For the past 2.5 years though, the pain used to vanish by 95% when I used to sit down. The pain was continuous while walking and standing at one point.

But since 10 days, the pain has increased to such an extent that I am not even able to sit. The pain starts in the lower back, goes down the thigh and legs and sometimes a burning sensation in the legs. Also, the pain has started on the right side of the lower back which was not there earlier.

I had another MRI taken recently in Oct 2008 and the report was not much different from the earlier one. The only difference was that now the disc herniation at L4-5 and L5-S1 has become bilateral now ( on both left and right sides ).

I have been continuously undergoing physiotherapy for the past 2.5 years but there has not been a period where I was completely free from pain. I have also recently tried Ayurvedic therapy for 7 days continuously and there was no significant relief.

I have heard about this spinal decompression technique which might be helpful for such cases of lower back. This would be the last resort before surgery.

Can anyone tell me whether this really helps ? Are there any risks associated with it ? Also, is the treatment available in India ?

I am ready to spend time, effort and money if it really helps. I have one year of time to go before marriage and I want to get rid of the pain before that.

Sorry for having taken your time with a long history but thought to explain the problem in detail.

Looking forward to some quick replies.

Technorati Tags: burning sensation, dehydration, disc bulge, disc herniation, extent, google, india, l4, last resort, legs, low back pain, money, physiotherapy, s1, script type, spinal decompression, text javascript, time effort, year of time

Had a knee injury not to long ago. It recovered, to an extent, but still bugs me from time to time. How can I get my knee back to normal (or at least as best I can) without medications of any kind. I don’t want to be reminded of this when I’m much older and don’t ever want surgery. Has anybody had any luck with this and what should I do?

Technorati Tags: extent, google, knee injury, medications, script type, text javascript

My husband was on his way to work yesterday on his motorcycle when a 77 year old woman pulled out in front of him from a side street. She was cited AND arrested at the scene.He was air-transported to a critical care hospital with multiple injuries: a fractured pelvis and shattered t-12 spinal vertebrae, a broken arm along with various other injuries.When I returned from the hospital and was looking on the internet to see the extent of his injuries, trying to make sense of what th

Technorati Tags: broken arm, critical care, extent, fractured pelvis, google, motorcycle, old woman, script type, spinal vertebrae, text javascript