A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Sider answered
39 years experience Sports Medicine
Its strenuous: Obviously pushups are a strenuous exercise where
you lift your entire body weight with your arms
If you are not that strong you may overdue it or feel ... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Sider answered
39 years experience Sports Medicine
Compensation: sometimes when one has a shoulder problem, one
may use accessary muscles like the upper back or
cervical spine to compensate and sometimes cause
anoth ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Sider answered
39 years experience Sports Medicine
Scoliosis: Most likely cause might be idiopathic scoliosis
That would cause the asymmetry without pain or an
injuiry
Id start with an exam and xray and go from t ... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Sider answered
39 years experience Sports Medicine
Patella problem: Sounds like you might have a patella issue
Another possibility might be a meniscal or degenerative
process since I don't know your age
Id start with a ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Sider answered
39 years experience Sports Medicine
Get neurology exam: When you first mention the tingling in your hands,
my first thought would be to evaluate possible
carpal tunnel syndrome
But the other symptoms are no ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Sider answered
39 years experience Sports Medicine
Possibly: If you have osteoarthritic changes in your knee and
haven't done well with oral nsaids or local cortisone
injections, you may be a good candidate for
... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Sider answered
39 years experience Sports Medicine
See below: when the first and second opinion differ significantly
or youre not happy with the first doctors who have seen,
Id see a 3rd or even a 4th doctor
you ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Sider answered
39 years experience Sports Medicine
Bad idea: If you have a head injury, I wouldn't drink alcohol
or take any narcotic meds
It may alter your mental status which can be confused
with the concussio ... Read More
A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Sider answered
39 years experience Sports Medicine
Hard to say: Its hard to say what it is without seeing you
In general, its probably not serious
But if its affecting your daily actiiviities, id see
an ortho md a ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Sider answered
39 years experience Sports Medicine
Take it easy: in general when you overdo it, you need a combination of rest, ice and some nsaids to calm down the problem
don't go back until youre 90% better
if yo ... Read More
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