Medical Advice on "Orthopedics and Traumatology"

Is it safe to take Nucoxia for a long period?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have mentioned that you have been diagnosed as a case of mechanical back pain. Since your question is specific for Nucoxia, I can tell you that Etoricoxib is actually a COX-2 inhibitor which is definitely safer than co...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Akshay Kumar Saxena

I am having wrist pain even after treatment and wrist brace. Why?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your medical history in detail. It seems that you are having stage 2-3 avascular necrosis of lunate (Kienbock's disease). I do not feel that you should wait as the disease progresses irreversibly...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Mahaveer Patil

What can be the reason for the dent in my kneecap?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the films (attachment removed to protect patient identity). With the type of bruising that the first picture shows, it is a miracle that your MRI is normal.  The dent on the skin close to the patella is due...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

In case of broken heel, is it safe to keep the special boot on with the fracture blisters?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Plaster or a synthetic boot is designed for walking, and if you have blisters then a boot is not advisable for the reasons that you have found and that also indirectly means that you are allowed to walk but in reality...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

My wrist is swollen and getting worse. Is it broken?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have mentioned pain around your wrist region for a week without any history of injury to the affected area. Anyways the pictures which you have sent me to show that there is a bit of swelling around the wrist region...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Akshay Kumar Saxena

I am suffering from left side upper back pain as well as left sided chest pain.Please help.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your upper back pain and left sided chest pain might be due to a condition called cervical radiculopathy. It is a condition where the nerves at your neck level get compressed between the neck bones and causes pain in the...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Divakara P

Kindly tell the treatment for extreme lower back pain.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I need more information about your symptoms, duration, intensity with time of the day and with movements, any relieving factors, and treatment sought and the effects, any leg symptoms and radiation of pain to the leg,...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

Is it advisable to get surgery for slipped disc?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Surgery for bulging disc is only indicated if pain in back is servere and not relieved by physiotherapy, then you need fusion surgery or if you have moderate to severe leg pain because of nerve compression causing dec...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Pankaj Jain

I am suffering from backache due to prolonged standing. What could be the cause?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The problems you are facing are due to excessive strain on back and neck muscles. As you said, the reason is the prolonged standing, bad posture of the back and neck. All I can advise, irrespective of what the MRI say...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. R Balakrishnan Menon

Is it safe to take Mobizox for foot pain?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Gout is a condition with elevated uric acid levels. It commonly affects great toe rather than ball of foot. Is your brother's great toe swollen along with the pain in the ball of the toe? How long he has been suffering ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Sumit Chawla