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...
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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...
Epidurals, used to reduce labour pains, lengthen the second stage of labour, and so increase the risk of surgical intervention. And US doctors are more likely to give them because there is a finan ...
Pregnant women given epidurals during labour are more likely to experience a forceps delivery even if they are given a less powerful anesthetic which would allow them to participate more. ...