Some scary words and names

Very often we see our patients come in mentioning some scary name or words. These words are imbedded in their minds! Words like slipped disc, disc prolapse, sciatica, planter fasciitis, frozen shoulder, capsulitis, heel spur, tennis elbow, and the list goes on.

We say these words are scary because most of the time the diagnosis a patient has received elsewhere is not correct and this incorrect diagnosis begins to create significant distress. We also say they are scary because even with if a previous diagnosis is correct, there are generally good treatments available.

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