It only hurts when I bend my knee to less than a 90 degree angle. It feels like I've been sitting on my knees for three hours then tried to stand up. I work out for 90-180 minutes everyday, and have done so for many months. I don't know of any change in my normal […]
I've been fighting a cold for a few days. My throat has been red for a while, so I've been gargling with warm salt water. A few minutes after doing this, I'll smell salt for hours. Why is this?
Answer: I didn't know that salt had an odor. You probably taste the salt in the […]
I went go karting this day and my spine kept rubbing against the seat. After 20 minutes of racing, I'm left with a red area on my spine. It hurts when I sit back against a chair. What can I do to ease the pain?
Answer: You most likely just bruised the area. […]
I am a hockey goalie and this past weekend while playing at open hockey with some friends I was messing around and jumped the boards and slipped….I landed on my left shoulder and I felt it like pop out and then i got up and it popped back in place.
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I accidentally stabbed the mid shaft of my penis with a hunting knife.
When I urinate it's very painful and little bit of urine comes out of the place I stabbed it.
It happened a week ago and there seems to be no infection but it hurts .
Will the hole seal up on its own or should […]
If you were to take ~100 mgs every day (3 and half T3's) for one week, would stopping suddenly cause serious withdrawal? Or is a week not long enough for that amount? Thanks very much for your help.
Answer: The thinker can't even spell it, but no, for a week it shouldn't do any harm, i […]
I’ve fractured my scaphoid twice and wondered the same thing. I remeber going to the orthopedic and before I know it my arm is casted up to the shoulder…for a little bone..lol. And my thumb completly imobolized.
Basically I was told that while it is a small bone it is minupulated by movement so even when […]
Try soaking your foot in warm water with bath salts(or normal salt, they'll both draw the splinter out) for about 20 minutes then use a needle and/or tweezers to get it out.
Answer: Ouch. Sanitize a needle and tweezers. Squeeze the skin around the splinter and using the needle, break the skin covering the splinter. Once […]
I don't have a lot of time for sleeep tonight.
Answer: 8 hours is the suggested length of a night's sleep for best performance. You can miss out on a few hours one night, however this creates a “sleep debt”. You would then have to sleep longer the next few days to repay the sleep debt. […]
I am 21 years old and have been to a few physicians. I get migraines to the point both my hands fall asleep. I begin to not be able to see. Light and sound make me so sick. I have thrown up and even passed out from pain. The major thing is, I have […]