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Knee replacement?

It is not unusual to have soft tissue pain, swelling, stiffness for up to a year or more after surgery. Everyone is different. The pain should be relatively mild compared to before READ MORE
It is not unusual to have soft tissue pain, swelling, stiffness for up to a year or more after surgery. Everyone is different. The pain should be relatively mild compared to before surgery and should be a different type of pain.
Make sure you follow up with your surgeon to answer your questions ASAP!!!

Can cryotherapy be done to relieve carpal tunnel in the wrist?

Cryotherapy may alleviate symptoms for a short time only. Based on your reported symptoms, I would recommend surgery, i.e., Carpal tunnel release.

Does tennis elbow require a surgery?

No. He should try an injection.

How long does a knee replacement surgery take to heal?

It’s usually 6 to 12 weeks before patients return to “normal" daily activities.

I am suffering from severe numbness in my foot after a hip replacement surgery. Is it normal?

It is not necessarily abnormal to have numbness in your foot after hip replacement surgery. Depending on how the surgywas done it can be from 2 to 15% of patients that experience READ MORE
It is not necessarily abnormal to have numbness in your foot after hip replacement surgery. Depending on how the surgywas done it can be from 2 to 15% of patients that experience numbness. It usually resolves with time but you need to tell your surgeon about this.

Anal fissure

General surgeon.

Does a ligament tear require surgery?

Does not necessarily require surgery....depends on which ligament is sprained etc

My mother has to have a laminectomy. What is that exactly?

Minor procedure to open a passage for the exiting nerve by removing a small amount of bone

Does elbow dislocation require surgery?

Usually does not require surgery

Does a shoulder dislocation always require a surgery?

If the shoulder is truly dislocated, then it needs to be “reduced” or put back in the socket. This does not usually need open surgery and can usually be done by manipulating the READ MORE
If the shoulder is truly dislocated, then it needs to be “reduced” or put back in the socket. This does not usually need open surgery and can usually be done by manipulating the shoulder.

Are there any risks involved in my spine surgery?

Yes. You should discuss with your doctor the risk of infection because of your diabetes etc.

Why do I still have pain after my shoulder surgery?

It depends on the type of surgery and when the procedure was performed. It is not at all unusual to have pain for some time after surgery.

Locations of sacroiliac joint pain

This sounds like more than just sacrificing iliac pain. I recommend having x rays of your pelvis and lower spine and perhaps an MRI of your lower spine.

My father has a disc problem. Should we go for physiotherapy or surgery?

I would definitely suggest a second opinion and physical therapy.

My mother is having a lot of back pain. Is a back surgery advisable at the age of 74?

It’s difficult to answer with only this info, but generally I would avoid any surgery unless the cause of the problem is identifiable and the chances of improvement are good. Also, READ MORE
It’s difficult to answer with only this info, but generally I would avoid any surgery unless the cause of the problem is identifiable and the chances of improvement are good. Also, severe diabetes can significantly complicate any surgical procedure.

Does my hip rod need changing?

Typically this does NOT need to be changed.

What's the usual recovery time after hip surgery?

It depends on the type of surgery. If you are having hip replacement surgery , you should be able to resume all normal activity at roughly 3 months after the procedure.