I have had neck/back pain since a young child. I am 31 now. I had whiplash from being startled by a spider in June. I started doing Yoga which helped until Sept. when I started having severe muscle cramps in my legs and feet. My hand began to “wobble” back and forth when I would […]

I was hoping you could give me advice with regards to a series of symptoms that nobody has been able to explain, despite my seeing many doctors and having many tests.
It all started when I was 12 when I woke up randomly with back pain. I’m pretty active, so I wrote it off as overdoing […]

Degenerative Disk Disease - Spine MRI explanation - Degenerative Disc Disease
Hello I am 44 yr old woman who has multiple sclerosis. I suffer from horrible chronic back pain. Below is results from my mri. Does anyone recognise what any of it means??? Looks greek to me! Does it seem like surgery would fix any of […]

Hello there, I am a 23 year old Military Police Officer at Ft. Bragg, NC. I have been in the army 4 1/2 years, and participated in the Iraqi invasion in 2003, to give you a little background.
In Special forces training (PLDC/BNOC to be specific) I had a very heavy rucksack about a year ago, […]

Failure to Diganose, failure to treat fractured fibula, accident injury
I have been involved in a motor vehicle accident five six weeks ago where i was struck by a car. I as admitted to the emergency room where they failed to diagnose my broken fibula. I then got a second opinion where the fracture was overlooked […]

I fell 20 years ago and was told I bruised the shin bone on my left leg. It is now hurting in the same spot. I can actually see a very faint red mark, like an old bruise. It sometimes hurts up into my knee and wakes me up at night. […]

I have been having shoulder problems for many years. For the last couple of months, the top of my shoulder blade hurts. I can push in between the joints and feel the pain. But, the last couple of days the pain runs from my shoulder to by elbow and into the joints […]

About 1 year ago i had burning,tingling,pins/needles on the outer left thigh just about the knee, which resulted in numbness (about 2 inches in length). As of recent, same sensations front of same thigh with numbness comes and goes. I have no back pain, and no loss of function in muscle, seems topical […]

For the last few weeks I’ve noticed that my neck has been extremely stiff, and usually once a day or sometimes twice I’ll tilt my neck as far as I can to the left and something will crack/shift. It doesn’t crack when I tilt it to the right. Also, for the last few weeks I’ve […]

Hi, I am a 36 year old female. I am having major problems and really want to find relief. My injury began 17 years ago,giving birth to my son, herniated L4L5 S1. Was bad off couldn’t walk etc. Neurosurgeon refused surgery, said I was to young (19) I went through extensive therapy, work hardening and […]

Hello,
I sprained my ankle 3 days ago.the pain is so bad is not going down. I feel a click in the joint. Now the bruising is everywhere and my foot is getting numb especially my toes. Help!
Dr. Joshua’s Answer
It’s possible that you have a fracture. It’s not possible to entirely rule out a fracture without […]

Two days ago I fell pretty hard (shoved by a patient) at work and bruised my left shin. Because it happened at work I was sent to the local hospital. Dr. in ER poked and prodded here and there and did not feel an x-ray was necessary. There is an abrasion (which is numb […]

Dear Dr. Joshua,  I’m 34 years old. I’ve been experiencing tingling/ pins and needles in my hands - pinky and ring fingers, and a bit up the forearm. It started about 3 years ago, while I was pregnant, and just came on if I fell asleep on my back. The tingling is now constant, worse […]

How much should I weigh?

Weight is one of the most significant factors that affect your health, and, even more importantly, this is one factor you can actively do something about.
Below you can find a simple calculator. Use it to calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI). Enter your height and weight, then look at the […]

Hello i have had a pain under my right rib for about three months now sometimes it feels like a sunburn under my skin sometimes the pain is sharp but it is always there, its never gone. The pain is from right under my rib to all the way down just above my hip i […]

Hi I have a muscle swelling in left side of lower left leg accompanied by a hot tingly sensation and red pin prick rash. I also have sharp pain in tibia when walking or putting pressure on lower leg.It is causing significant distress and making hard to walk.Any suggestions as to what this might be? 
 
I […]

I am a 47 year old male who has lifted weights as a hobby since teenage. For the past three years I have lifted light weights with high reps due to a shoulder injury (rotator cuff impingement). Since I have been feeling much better lately I decided to give the heavy weights one […]

I am a 47 year old female. Mother of 2 teenage lads. I have been having this pain in the upper right, axillary area for about 1 year now.If you drew a line from my collar bone down then across to under my arm it is in this area I am getting the pain. […]

I’m a 50 year old male in good health and never been hospitalized. About 6 days ago I was having trouble raising my right arm over my head. I realized I couldn’t even flex my bicep, and I couldn’t raise the arm at all. A week before that my right shoulder was aching near my […]

I’m a 25 y/o female, 5′3 and 108 lbs. I’ve been experiencing right sided pain for about 6 months now. The pain is just under my right ribs and my 10th rib is actually extended a bit. The pain radiates to my back as well. I actually first noticed it about 9 months ago while […]

My mom has been through rotator cuff repair twice on each shoulder she has just had the third surgery in the past couple of months the doctor said she is able to go back to work 100% she works for an airline doing ramp service where she loads and unloads bags from the planes so […]

I have always had shoulder pain. I thought it was better, but I was wrong. I lifted my right arm above my head to help myself up the basement stairs, and something popped. Since then I have been in pain. It is a little better, but sleeping at night is very […]

I’m a healthy 17 male. My left rib has always been more protruded than
my right one. It is also more angular in shape. There’s never been
pain in that area. Is there a cause for concern? Thank you for reading
this.
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
If it’s always been that way and there’s no symptoms, it’s just the way you’re […]

Dr Joshua,
Last summer I took a hard fall onto our hardwood floor in out dining room and injured my tailbone. Now, the pain is gone but if I stand up for a minimum of 3 minutes I get severe back pain in the middle of my back and I have […]

My 18-year-old son was diagnosed with a pinched nerve by a chiropractor. He “manipulated” his back for three months. My son received a little relief from this. Now his problem seems to have gotten back to where it was when he first went to the chiropractor. He just completed his therapy […]

can you suggest any relief from severe pain in the neck and shoulders.. I suffer from arthritus in my joints but the pain on my neck and head is extreme and i feel so tired with it..
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
Have you been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis or degenerative arthritis? I would guess the latter, but there […]

Chest Pain, sign of Heart disease or…muscle related?
I am a 29 year old female. I have been having chest pains for the past 3 ½ years that started after the birth of my 1st child. The pains are either sharp and quick or kind of a dull lagging. Sometimes it hurts in my arm, back, […]

Dear Sir,
I am a 53 year old male who was in good health before the onset of my condition which began on june 6th, 2005 this year. I awoke on april 22 with exptreme pain in my hips and legs. There was no reason why I should have any pain there…my exercise was only walking, […]

I stated having some neurological problems a few months ago, it started out as tingling in my hands and feet (upper foot area) then that completely went away and now I am having some low grade pain constantly in my right arm (from elbow to shoulder) and right leg (knee to ankle). When it first […]