“GOD HAD HIS HANDS ON ME THAT DAY. I DON’T KNOW WHY I WASN’T HIT” Nov 8, 2009
A ruptured disk and pain remain to this day. The Iraqis whom he trained had performed well conducting raids, controlling traffic, preparing to protect their homes. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Bobcats fall short against Chicago Nov 8, 2009
Pistons' Prince has ruptured disk: The Detoit Pistons say forward Tayshaun Prince will be out of the lineup indefinitely with a small rupture of a disk in his lower back. The team said Saturday that the injury was confirmed through an MRI and evaluation by team doctors this week. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Wideout stays upbeat Oct 27, 2009
But two days after Benavides suffered a ruptured disk in his neck during a 40-12 loss at Northern Arizona, most of the Bengals had already contacted him via a more technologically advanced method: text messaging. "They're a pretty close-knit group," Zamberlin said during his weekly news conference Monday. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Medical Update on Andrew Benavides Oct 26, 2009
A CAT scan was taken on Saturday night and came back negative, and an MRI revealed a ruptured disk. He was feeling better and had good movement in his toes and fingers. (Isubengals.com)
Lumbar Disk Injury Oct 2, 2009
When a herniated nucleus pulposus ( ruptured disk ) compresses the spinal cord or one of the nerves surrounding the spinal cord, it can cause neurologic deficits and generate pain that spreads outward from the point of herniation. Acute herniation of a lumbar disk often leads to sciatica (pain that radiates from the lower back and into the thigh) because the nucleus pulposus presses against one of the roots of the sciatic nerve that supplies the leg. (Suite101.com)
Island Images Sep 15, 2009
The dog suffers from a ruptured disk and needs the canine cart -- a wheelchair for dogs. FL MORRIS / FMORRIS@STARBULLETIN.COM RAISING FUNDS FROM ON HIGH: James Curran retrieved a donation yesterday during the annual Cop On Top fundraiser for Special Olympics Hawaii. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Meyer: Moore Sidelined for a While Sep 4, 2009
Head Coach said doesnt have a ruptured disk as rumored, but the injury is potentially season-ending. While it may be bad enough to miss the season, he should be able to play next year. (FightinGators.com)
I Saw Astroturf Grow Sep 2, 2009
now that my doctor ordered and MRI for a ruptured disk in my neck, - the medical rationing board said NO. He appealed - they said no again. I ended up back the ER one night when the pain became unmanagable - again - no treatment, just more pain medicine because the doctor said my state insurance doesn't allow them to order MRI's from the ER.. (Townhall.com)
Ciment’s ‘Heroic Measures’ weaves a New York tale of elderly lefties handing on Aug 23, 2009
At the novella s start, Dorothy collapses in shrieking agony, her back legs paralyzed from a ruptured disk. It risks mistaking a steely book for a sentimental one to say that Dorothy s critical and hideously expensive illness is the emotional heart of Heroic Measures, but Ciment makes it unbearable grief for Ruth and Alex. (Boston Globe)
Under-the-weather weenie dog needs more help Mar 7, 2009
The dog, being fostered by Naumann teacher's aide Debra Farley, had to have emergency surgery for a ruptured disk a surgery that will cost more than 2,500. That's a lot of money for a small organization like CTDR, but without the surgery, the dog probably would've been paralyzed. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Catching up with: Phil Chenier Feb 16, 2009
A ruptured disk forced him out midway through their title season in 1977-78, and the subsequent surgery sidelined him until late the following season ... A ruptured disk forced him out midway through their title season in 1977-78, and. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Whiff of change in U.S. medical marijuana policy Feb 9, 2009
" Longview is also one of the most backwards places i've ever lived in the idea that marijuana is a "gateway drug". I never tried it until almost 40 years old, with scoliosis and a ruptured disk, i managed to avoid pain pills for two years only by medical marijuana. After surgery, it was not strong enough to control the nerve damage inflicted and i was then put on oxycontin, morphine, fentanyle. Talk about withdrawls!!! I never experienced it until the pills and you feel crappy when you're on... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Last Balanchine dancer bowing out Feb 8, 2009
She came back from a severe ankle injury in 1982 and then back surgery about nine years ago, she said, to correct a hereditary condition that caused a ruptured disk and threatened a nerve. Although Balanchine never choreographed a role for her, Kistler danced central parts in most of his creations, including "Agon," "Apollo," "Symphony in C," "Concerto Barocco" and "Vienna Waltzes." She interpreted roles created for her by Jerome Robbins and her husband, Peter Martins, New York City Ballet's... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
