Archive for the ‘Pain & Pain Management’ category

How do I determine what would be a fair settlement when my husband was in an auto accident?

December 11th, 2010
blnalder asked:


He was not at fault in the accident. Our auto insurance paid all my medical bills totaling around $8,000.00, but the at fault insurance company won’t accept all the bills and only paid my insurance back $3,000.00 of the 8,000. They are saying that if chiropractic care wasn’t curing the pain after 3 months then we should have stopped treatment, and tried something else. As far as the bills go I’m covered and really don’t care who paid them, but because the other insurance only accepts 3,000.00 worth of my bills they are only offering 1,000 for “pain and suffering”. Truth is we shouldn’t have closed on this when we did. My husband is now doing trigger point injections, and working with a pain care doctor. This is the first accident we have been in, and didn’t know what we were doing.

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Our chevy Venture van was totalled. My husband is 30 and works resettling refugees into Boise. He helps them find work. He was starting to have neck problems before the accident which the accident really aggrivated. Before the accident he would go in to the chiropractor maybe twice a month. After the accident he was seeing the chiropractor twice a week in real pain. He has been diagnosed with cervical vertigo (dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea caused from neck strain). The insurance companies have had a hard time trying to decide if some of his treatments were 1st medically necessary, and 2nd if they were needed because of past problems. Now you might be able to see the hairyness of this case…what do you think?

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is my fibromyalgia causing the soles of my feet to burn like fire?

December 10th, 2010
orange sky asked:


especially at night, the soles burn like fire and i am wondering if it’s from my fibromyalgia? anyone else have this problem?

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Some Basic Glutathione Side Effects

December 10th, 2010
Alicia McWilliams asked:




Even though glutathione is not readily absorbed into your body, it can still cause a number of problems. While glutathione side effects are not necessarily severe, you will need to make sure that certain ones do not get out of control. As with any other medication or supplement, you will need to watch for signs of allergic response, as well as serious illness that may result from certain side effects.

Today, many researchers indicate that glutathione is broken down by the intestines. Perhaps it should come as no surprise that many people suffer from digestive disturbances. Unfortunately, if you wind up with diarrhea, it is very important to stop taking glutathione. As you may be aware, you can easily become dehydrated when water is not properly absorbed from your intestines. This is especially important to consider if you are using glutathione in conjunction with body building, or you tend to sweat a great deal.

Depending on the form of glutathione that you choose to take, you may not even gain any advantage from taking it. For example, if you simply swallow glutathione tablets, the active ingredient will not reach your cells at all. Therefore, if you are taking glutathione to treat a specific condition, you may find that you will not be recovering as expected. At the same time, you may experience digestive issues that are not necessary for you to suffer with.

If you decide to increase intake of certain glutathione precursors, you may also develop some long term side effects. For example, if you take methionine, it may also increase risk of developing atherosclerosis. In a similar way, lipoic acid can cause rashes, low blood pressure, and stomach problems.

Finally, if you take a series of glutathione precursors, you will find that they do not stay active for very long. Typically, if you use injections, they will have to be administered several times a day. When you reach a certain level, the glutathione precursors will actually become toxic to your system. As may be expected, you will need to learn the correct level for your body if you plan to use this type of supplement.



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