Medical Advice on "Physiotherapy"

Exercises to do when one has ankylosing spondylitis with an Andersson lesion.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have to inform us of your age, duration of symptoms, whether you are on any medical management, the extent of your body joints and spine involvement, etc. Considering all these have been done, I would suggest you co...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Palanikumar Chellamuthu

I developed a muscle pull or nerve problem while working out. How to get cured?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From the complaints you had described, it sounds like a muscle pull. It is better to get examined by a doctor first to know the right diagnosis. You might get relief from simple analgesic and muscle relaxant. For furt...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Mohan Krishna

Can massage worsen shoulder pain caused by muscle spasms and tapered nerve?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have two ongoing issues, impingement of shoulder and the cervically tapered nerve. I advise you to take a MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) of neck and shoulder or to get clinical examination. I suggest you to sta...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

Will core strengthening work on a 9-year-old child with diastasis recti?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, your son's divarication of recti is evident from the pictures attached (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity). It is thought that this condition will resolve in infants and toddlers with im...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

The muscles of my left leg get pulled when I move my pelvis. Please help.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is very difficult to be precise without examining you. You recent injury could be an iliopsoas strain or a rectus femoris strain from the hill run. Is the pain deep within the groin? Is the movement of getting up f...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

My right hip pops loudly. What could be the reason?

Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.Popping feeling or sound around a joint is often due to soft tissue rubbing over a bony prominence. They may or may not be painful.Other cause can be from within the joint, and this is more significant as it may come from...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

I had ACL surgery 7 weeks ago. Why do I have excruciating pain during physiotherapy?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. This is unusual in two aspects. Forcible manipulation like this is not recommended. If needed, this should be done by a doctor with an anesthetic. Secondly, the knee should never undergo such manipulation as there should...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

I have lower back and hip pain. Is it due to SI joint problem?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Looking at the discs in the MRI that you sent (attachment removed to protect patient identity) I do not think there is a cause of leg pain there. Degeneration of discs leads to overload and pain in the back with local...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

My arms are burning with red hot skin while typing. What to do?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Sorry to see that you have persistent symptoms. It is not clear from your description that you actually have any hand symptoms with crampy pain on typing with index thumb and middle fingers most affected as that would ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

Do I need crutches for grade 1 ankle sprain?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Crutches are advised if you cannot be able to beat the weight. If it is the case, then you will be having more than a grade 1 sprain. I will advise you walk without crutches, ice the area, elevate and use a compression ban...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash