Items Tagged ‘frostbite’
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A New Way to Give an Old Vet Relief
The patient, “Harry”, was a 77 year old Korean War Veteran who suffered from both pain and numbness on the top and bottom of both his feet. This was caused by nerve damage he had gotten from multiple episodes of frostbite during the war. He had been treated unsuccessfully using physical therapy and a number of pain relieving drugs including ones specifically used for nerve pain.
Posted on Dec 16, 2009 by Department Author In Blog, Peripheral Nerve, Peripheral Nerve Blog
