Pain Stories
Sciatic nerve pain may end Rathje's career
December 1, 2006
Bothered by sciatic nerve pain that has limited his mobility for six years, Mike Rathje's 13-year NHL career is on the brink of ending. "You can only take drugs to play hockey for so long," a dejected Rathje said before sitting out Thursday night's game between the Flyers and New York Islanders. "This scenario of me needing medication to play has gone on for the last year. Story
One Leg, One Dream: Racecar Driver Races Against Pain
November 29, 2006
Personifying the endurance and survival of the human condition, chronic pain sufferer and "bionic man" Michael Roman recently received his official license to race last weekend in Sebring, Florida. Story
Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway, retired NFL greats team up to tackle osteoarthritis
November 22, 2006
John Elway, Jim McMahon, Harold Carmichael and Rocky Bleier have teamed up with the Arthritis Foundation and their sponsor Smith & Nephew for "Game Plan for OA," an education and awareness campaign designed to encourage a close patient/doctor relationship and to promote proper exercise with the goal of reducing the pain, stiffness and limitations of osteoarthritis. Story
Lydia's innovation an ice little earner
November 28, 2006
Lydia Ierodiaconou couldn't believe how awkward it was to ice her knee while lying on her hotel bed the day after her spectacular crash in the preliminary rounds of the Turin Winter Olympics. The ice, wrapped in bandages, would burn, it would slip, and sometimes she would end up sitting in a puddle of water. So to distract herself from the agony of watching her teammates compete in the event in which she was one of the medal favourites, Ierodiaconou let her mind wander to ice packs and their design and application. By the time she was on the plane home to Melbourne, she had sketched some designs. Story
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