Comparison Between Antonius And Rinaldi's Break

Then lo and behold my surgery occurred on July 22, 2015. It was a grueling 6-hour long surgery. I spent a week in the hospital and I was in tremendous pain for weeks afterwards. I was not able to enjoy my summer like everyone else, as I was stuck in bed for the entire time. But guess what. My back was straight. It was over. No more brace. No more looking crooked and feeling self-conscious about it. My mind was finally free.

DOI: 5/5/2015. Patient is a 53-year-old male engineer who sustained injury while lifting a 10 inches long steel bracket when he felt a pull in his lower back.

As many people look back on these incidents, the back pain he regularly experienced could have

This medical center, the Laser Spine Institute, provides what they call “minimally invasive spine procedures”, which combat back issues less harmfully. According to the clinic’s website, “Many times, our patients have endured years of continual and debilitating pain, finding little or no relief in conservative methods of pain management, such as chiropractic care and steroid injections. Our goal is to meet patients where they are in their journey and help them regain their quality of life” (Laser Spine Institute). The 60-second ad features testimonials from patients ages 40 to 65 (“Laser”), the target demographic for Cozi TV. Like many health commercials, this ad can resonate not only with middle-aged and elderly adults, but just about everyone with health problems. However, the majority of people that struggle with spinal problems are indeed those approaching old age. However, a retired orthopedic surgeon states that while people of all ages can suffer pain, “individuals over age 60 are more likely to suffer from pain related to degeneration of the joints in the spine” (Ullrich).

“I feel that my back pain is terrible and that it’s never going to get any better”

Latt woke up with a very sharp pain in his back feeling very dizzy. It was very dark outside Latt bolted upright, fearing a heart attack only to find that the pain in his back had been replaced by a similar sharp pain in his leg that was getting worse. He reached towards his bedside lamp

As early as 2700BC in China, a form of manipulation, described by the Kung Fou Document was practiced. Centuries later, The Golden Mirror of Medicine had an illustration of a gravity traction technique, suggesting that the practice of spinal manipulation had continued. The patient was illustrated standing on two piles of tiles that were removed from under the patient as the practitioner applied force to the patient’s lumbar spine.

"Just tell me how you feel after the treatment." reminded the physician as his patient nodded silently, well aware of how he was being used as guinea pig. The physician, an aged and weathered man of around sixty years, fetched two metal rods, both the size of toothpicks, one comprised of brass and the other of steel. "So you said that it hurt, here?" he questioned as he tapped on the patient's temple. "Yes, thats where it hurts, sir." The man answered, although slightly nervous, he had hear of these famous "Perkin's Tractors" and also of the physician standing beside him, "John Haygarth." Although the patient was not much of a scholar, he had heard of the physician, "One of the best of his time," he was called. While the client was thinking this, Haygarth slowly applied the point of the rod

On admission, Mr. Fountain complained of low back pain, ranging in intensity between 7 and 10, on a pain scale where 0 is no pain and 10 is the worst possible pain. He subjectively described this pain as a constant ache that permeates down into both legs, anteriorly and posteriorly, but at times can be stabbing, sharp, and burning. Sitting, standing, walking or lying down for prolonged periods can aggravate his back pain, while treatment modalities such as medications, nerve block injections, medical cannabis, TENS therapy, massage, and application

Generally speaking, Dr. Whyte’s practice in Beckley had only existed at all since he was recruited in 2009, and the spinal surgeries began sometime after Dr. Whyte relocated from Alabama to West Virginia. (Whyte Dep., 18:20, 57:21-58:3.) It is inaccurate, then, to refer to Dr. Whyte’s practice as “longstanding work”. (Def.’s Mot. 16.)

The pt. struggled to sit in the chair when meeting with the writer. The pt. was speaking very fast to the writer about his health concerns. Recently he attended his orthopedic surgeon to remove his stitches in his foot. His primary care doctor, Susan Daniels is referring him to an neurologist. His next appointment is the 28th on Thursday with Daniels. His therapy appointment with RVBH is Friday the 29th.

Recently during a doctor visit, OM mentioned his constant pain to his doctor and the fact that despite taking his pain medications that have been prescribed to him a long time ago, the pain does not give him any relief. He believed that the pain is getting worse and felt like the medications don’t give him a break that he usually gets. Since he has been seeing the same doctor for a while and has been completing of the same problem, the physician decided to refer him to a pain specialist to provide more help. OM report to me that he has been living with this pain for so long that sometimes he self-medicated with “a beer or two” and sometimes, doing something else like reading, listening to music, doing housework help keep his mind away from the pain.

The dilemma in Lazaroff’s case are the risks of spinal surgery and the meaning of life. “‘I’m not paralyzed’,” he said at last. ‘The surgery is so I won’t become paralyzed.’ ‘No one said I could die from this,’ he said, tremulously,” (Gawanda, 2002). During the decision with Joseph, the neurosurgeon emphasized the risks of removing the tumor and Joseph did not understand the purpose of the surgery nor the risks.

Every time I went to see Dr. Gomez, I was fascinated by his practice. There were so many things unknown to me. Yet, I was most in awe of the way Dr. Gomez treated my family. Every visit, Dr. Gomez would take his time talking to me, making sure that he understood all my problems and that my parents and I understood the results of any diagnosis. Knowing that my parents were immigrants with weaker English, he made sure to keep his explanations clear and concise. My parents and I would come in flustered about a certain symptom; however, at the end of every visit Dr. Gomez would not only treat me, but he would also make sure that my family was soothed. Throughout my time as his patient, he did not only serve as my healer, but also as my mentor, giving me advice on how to succeed in school and, noticing that I had an interest in medicine, explaining his own occupation.

During this reporting period, multiple calls were placed to and received from Mr. Nauka’s sister, Cindy and to Mr. Nauka for general updates on Mr. Nauka’s status and confirming upcoming appointments. Mr. Nauka reports he continues to have pain to his lower stomach, neck and back. Mr. Nauka continues to have good and bad days. Mr. Nauka feels that the H-wave and massage therapy helps loosen his back and neck. On worst days his pain is a “7-8” and after treatment he rates his pain reduction to a “3-4” on the 1-10 pain scale. Mr. Nauka currently has massages twice a month.