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I graduated from Albion College in 1974 with a BA having majored in Biology. I attended Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit and graduated with my MD in 1978. I completed a 5 year residency in Orthopedic Surgery through Wayne State in 1983. I went into private practice in Mt.Clemens, Mi and the majority of my career has been spent in private practice. I enjoy helping people help themselves and finding a non-operative method whenever possible. Recently I have found myself "burned out" by the politics and economics of medical practice these days and quit active practice. I would still like the opportunity to interact with patients and try to help and educate.
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Orthopedic Surgery
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A 16-year-old male asked:
Dr. Carol Hulettanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 45 years experience
Friction burn: I would suggest some form of waterproof bandage(Nexcare makes many). Before applying bandage use the spray or "toughskin" the trainer uses when they t... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Shin pain in swimmer: shin pain in breaststrokers is common and means you are getting a complete kick. It is basically a shin splint .
stand on a step, heel only on... mo... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Walking with sprain: Absolutely walking is a great step to rehabilitation. You should not limp so use of one crutch or cane should be considered to smooth out your gait.
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Bike injury: If you have a confirmed diagnosis of brachioradialis injury and you have rested for 48-72 hours you can begin rehabilitation. Starting with range of m... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Burning pain:
Have you experienced a rash in that same area? You are describing the pain that one sees with shingles. The pain will follow the path of a nerve aff... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Pot and bones: all other things being equal there is no evidence that marijuana has a deleterious effect on bone healing. Cigarette smoking is a problem but likely d... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Hair growth: Increased blood supply could cause an increased rate of growth. The hair on our legs is affected by clothes we wear rubbing on legs especially jeans. ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Sun rash: solar dermatitis, you are more sensitive or allergic to the sun. Limit exposure and use sunscreen with high SPF. If you are already using sunscreen of... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Chronic bruise: A bruise present that long is best explained as similar to a tattoo. With the adjustment perhaps you had some bruising or bleeding into the scar and a... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Hand fracture: Yes as long as the third and fourth metacarpals are protected an ulnar gutter splint would be fine and may be more comfortable
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Popping in the foot: Not really enough information but popping could be from tendonitis. When tendons are inflamed with swelling they tend to pop. Could also be from joint... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Ankle mass: It is exactly normal but may not be a significant problem. At this point in healing many soft tissues are hard and stiff. This could just be scar tiss... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Walk with IBS: absolutely exercise can be of help in relieving symptoms and promoting well being. Low impact activities like walking, yoga, tai chi and pilates are g... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Foot pain: Likely a sprain of anterior ankle/foot. However fracture is possible and further evaluation is necessary and appropriate.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 45 years experience
Spinal disease: Basically those terms describe changes in vertebrae that are affected by arthritis or degenerative changes. Facets are the small posterior joints at e... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Acl recovery: simplistic answer is PT. You need to regain full range of motion and strengthen quadriceps and hamstrings. There are many different exercises to do th... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 45 years experience
Spirulina: There is no research that spirulina is safe for individuals 18 years and younger. If doctor agrees it is safe doseage would be 3-5 tablets per day for... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Medial ankle pain: If the pain is just below your medial malleolus, the bony bump on inside of ankle, it may be inflammation of tendon, posterior tibial tendon. As we re... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 45 years experience
Friction burns: If just red with no broken skin they should heal in 1-2 days. If skin broken then may take a week.
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 45 years experience
Chipped ankles: This is difficult, I would ask who told you that there were "chips". What may be interpreted as chips could be perfectly normal anatomy. If these are ... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Carol Hulettanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 45 years experience
Burning pain:
Have you experienced a rash in that same area? You are describing the pain that one sees with shingles. The pain will follow the path of a nerve aff... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 45 years experience
Ankle and horses: It would be presumptuous and rash of me to tell you that absolutely you will ride again. However I strongly suspect you will. Physical therapy will in... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Back surgery: You need to ask your surgeon, however if MRI was fairly recent and showed no problems at L3/L4 then answer probably no change. Pain could be from the ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Ankle swelling: If it is mild, in both ankles and no where else like face or hands it is probably a normal side effect of pregnancy. However should certainly be watc... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 45 years experience
Wrist arthrogram: yes is is normal to have pain, fluid injected increases pressure like swelling. Ice should help. It may take 2-3 days to improve
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 45 years experience
MRI/Achilles: MRIs sre quite accurate in visualizing tears. Certainly small tears within the tendon may be missed but major tears would be seen.
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A 39-year-old male asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 45 years experience
Numbness in leg/back: Unfortunately one has to consider nerve damage either from original problem or as result of surgery. Did you have numbness prior to surgery? At three... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 45 years experience
Alternitive to run: obviously it depends on what you are trying to accomplish. For cardio swimming, biking , and fast walking work well. Weight training is good for body... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 45 years experience
Trapezius pain: Your pain could definitely be related to MRI findings. If not by direct nerve root involvement then by overuse and spasm if you are limited in cervica... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Glutamine: unlikely it will have any useful effect. While it may be building block for protein and therefore muscles, the instability is not a muscle problem but... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 45 years experience
Knee buckling: I can't really speak to what therapist believes but knees buckling after surgery is most often related to weakness in the quadriceps or thigh muscles.... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Pain in snuffbox: When you say impact, do you mean you fell on an out-stretched hand? Or impact like a direct blow? If you fell , yes you could have a broken bone. Tha... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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ACL tear at age 42: Tough call but if you are experiencing instability you may have to consider repair. One reason to repair is to prevent further damage of menisci . ACL... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Hard lump: Limited information makes this question difficult. If lump is small and near surface it could be phlebolith which is hardened or calcified vein. If de... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Septic joints: A septic joint is almost always very swollen, very painful , red and hot. The exception would be a patient who is immuno-compromised as they could hav... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Muscle pull: Treatment is almost the same without pregnancy other than avoiding any medication such as Motrin etc. Ice for first 24-48 hours then heat along with s... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Knee cap prominence: It could be a spur possibly related to some arthritis but could be scar tissue from an old injury. Could be slight bony buildup from old injury. If no... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Veins and soleus: This would not be a classic symptom, however anything that causes swelling, pain and heaviness could alter gait and cause tightness. But you may want... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 45 years experience
Ankle bracing: One of the keys to recovery from an ankle sprain is weight bearing, however it should be done with little or no limp. If you are limping significantly... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
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Omeprazole: the symptoms you describe could be side-effect of the drug. Obviously there can be other causes of the pain you describe. You need to tell your physic... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 45 years experience
Botox in Parkinson's: Yes Botox can be helpful, not curative in parkinson's, especially with dystonia. But should be done by her treating neurologist not a cosmetic surgeon
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Rib pain: May be nothing more than contusion but if pain hasn't improved in several days it is time to see your physician
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A 82-year-old male asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 45 years experience
Carpal tunnel: First I would ask you if carpal tunnel syndrome was diagnosed by physician or are you assuming this is what you have? If you do have Carpal tunnel and... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Patellar pain: It's tough to help without seeing you but a simple start might be a patellar brace to stabilize your knee cap. patellar strapping by your therapist co... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 45 years experience
Wrist fracture pain: It is very unlikely that pulling or traction would cause comminution. Pain more likely from soft tissue stretching, including muscles, tendons and eve... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Heel pain: Diagnosis depends somewhat on location of pain. If posterior(back) of heel it could be bursitis. If pain more on bottom or near arch then fasciitis is... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Ankle swollen : Sounds simplistic but yes it is normal for you. Everyone heals at different rate. You could have problems with veins and compressive stocking might be... Read More
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A female asked:
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Tender sternum : You should definitely have it checked thoroughly. May be nothing more than inflammation of rib cartilage but always important to rule out more signifi... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Tennis elbow: Are you wearing a tennis elbow strap or brace,? Could really help at work. I feel injections should be paired with physical therapy. There are techniq... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Shoulder: What is your question? The next step depends on symptoms. Was there an injury or is this a chronic problem? Physical Therapy may be helpful but witho... Read More
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Dr. Hulett is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Hulett is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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May 13, 2014
Prompt . accurate. to the point
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Thanks for your quick reply! Your response put my mind at ease. I hope it isn't life threatening.
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Thanks for your quick reply! You are amazing! Haha Thankyou I am very grateful for your help.
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Thank you so much, I've already done all of those and it hasn't helped
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Wayne State University School of Medicine, MI
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Completed 1983
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