What Doctors Don't Tell YouI agreed. Six hours after I went into labour, I felt the anesthetist jab in the epidural needle extremely fast. My right leg shot out sideways in an uncontrollable spasm. The pain was intense, ...
In wealthy countries a majority of children are born with the use of pain relieving drugs. In wealthy countries drug addiction is increasing. ...
Q About a year ago, I was given a spinal injection for a suspected hernia which has left me with a very painful lower back. Have you come across other people with long-term lower-back pain
Women who are given epidurals for pain relief during labour are more likely to experience long term backache. ... ...
Babies born to mothers who had an epidural during labour are four times as likely to have antibiotics because of the fear of infection. ...
Q I was fascinated by your article 'Giving birth to junkies' (vol 4 no 5). In particular, the statement: 'If ewes are given epidurals in early labour, they fail to show interest in their lambs'. This recalled experiments carried out early this...
Q Just under two years ago, I underwent arthroscopy in one of my knees. As the pain and immobility was a great problem for me,
Doctors tell you that steroids only cause side effects after many years. But new research shows that permanent damage is immediate and devastating. Here's how to avoid it. ...
Q I have been suffering from intense pain in my coccyx for several years. The pain started after a bad epidural and the subsequent therapeutic blood patch, but became infinitely worse after back surgery four years ago. I have sought help from...
