I hope it is okay to ask a general spinal cord injury question...
A friend, who is also my husband's care assistant, had a vertebral compression fracture (L4) from a vertical fall about 17 years ago. She has many severe pain flare-ups in her hips, knees, back, shoulders, wrists and neck, which can last for days or months. So far, the doctors have not been able to diagnose her condition.
She is only 35 and I 'd like to see if anyone has any suggestions for a diagnosis and treatment. She has chronic inflammation -- elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and white blood cell (WBC) count. She had x-rays when it happened, but has not had a CAT scan, MRI or neurological testing to see if nerves were affected. She also has some level of spinal curvature scoliosis.
A friend, who is also my husband's care assistant, had a vertebral compression fracture (L4) from a vertical fall about 17 years ago. She has many severe pain flare-ups in her hips, knees, back, shoulders, wrists and neck, which can last for days or months. So far, the doctors have not been able to diagnose her condition.
She is only 35 and I 'd like to see if anyone has any suggestions for a diagnosis and treatment. She has chronic inflammation -- elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and white blood cell (WBC) count. She had x-rays when it happened, but has not had a CAT scan, MRI or neurological testing to see if nerves were affected. She also has some level of spinal curvature scoliosis.
Vertebral compression fracture and chronic pain
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