What Doctors Don't Tell YouQ 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...
Epidural anaesthesia for pain relief during childbirth and for outpatient 'awake' surgery has been found to cause a high incidence of long-term back pain.
