Dr. Nihad Owaid
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Holtsville, NY
49 years experience
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Licenses
United States: New York
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nihad Owaidanswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 49 years experience
Compression of senso: this can cause by compression of sensory nerve in the groin called meralgia parasthetica , can be diagnosed by NCV nerve test , treated with wearing l... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nihad Owaidanswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 49 years experience
Herniated lumber dis: back pain radiated to the leg with tingling and numbness can cause from herniated disc ,need MRI
of the L/S spine
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nihad Owaidanswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 49 years experience
Unlikely HD: pain relieve in two days mostly cause by muscular spasm rather than HD , massage ,heat , muscle relaxants , over the counter anti inflammatory ,
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nihad Owaidanswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 49 years experience
Normal: it is pad of fat you could feel it because it locate on the top of last cervical vertebrae spine , it is normal just ignore it
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nihad Owaidanswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 49 years experience
MRI of the brain: get MRI of the brain , if normal see ophthalmologist and
headache specialist .
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nihad Owaidanswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 49 years experience
Mostly from the hern: if the fracture healed completely, then the pain mostly from herniated disc ,you need to have NCV and EMG nerve test , if it positive for nerve compre... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nihad Owaidanswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 49 years experience
De quervain syndrome: if your pain is on the thumb side that could be inflammations of thumb tendons called de quervain's syndrome , treatment is by steroid injections and... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nihad Owaidanswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 49 years experience
Muscle relaxants: Muscular spasms are common in your condition ,try physical therapy and muscle relaxants like flexeril (cyclobenzaprine hcl) 10 mg three times per day
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nihad Owaidanswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 49 years experience
Trigger point: it can cause by trigger point which is an inflame band of muscle fibers , need physical therapy using muscle stimulus , heat modalities and exercise ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Nihad Owaidanswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 49 years experience
Hematoma: it sound like hematoma which is collection of blood that could happen by sticking you leg ,or rupture vein
see dermatologist
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A member asked:
Dr. Nihad Owaidanswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 49 years experience
Calcium: Calcium deficiency is very common in all ages it takes years to show its effect later in life especially female
daily requirement is 1000 mg , any f... Read More
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Nov 26, 2015
This Thanksgiving, I wanted to share my appreciation for all that you do! Thank you, doctor! :)
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Helpful answer. Thank you!
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Thank you, your quick reply made me feel good!
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Your answer made me feel good! Thanks :)
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Mosul College of Medicine, Iraq
Graduated 1974MD
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