Category Archives: Health & Medicine

Cool, Mo’ D

Posted on 21 November, 2009 by BigBlueFrog

The solution to my two year ordeal with sacral pain may be a simple as getting more Vitamin D. Normal levels for Vitamin D are anything greater than 40 nanograms per milliliter of blood up to about 70ng/mL. My levels … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals & Vegetables, Childhood, Coastal Curiosities, Health & Medicine, Science & Technology, The Weather | Tagged birds, chemistry, okra, osteoporosis, pain, sacrum, sardines, vitamin D | 2 Comments

Laminin Cross: It’s In The Eye of the Beholder

Posted on 1 November, 2009 by BigBlueFrog

Evangelist Louie Giglio thinks the laminin molecule looks like a cross, and that this is proof of Intelligent Design, specifically Intelligent Design on the part of one Jesus H. Christ. (The “H” stands for Howard, as in “Our Father, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Health & Medicine, Life, Religion & Politics, Science & Technology | Tagged caduceus, Christianity, cross, earthworms, evangelists, football, fullerene, Greek gods, hermaphrodites, Hermes, intelligent design, Jesus, laminin, logical fallacies, Louie Giglio, molecules, pareidolia, protein, Scientology, sex, soccer, symbology, Xenu | Leave a comment

I’m Being Hassled by Transients

Posted on 13 October, 2009 by BigBlueFrog

In the photo above, the two red arrows point to an abnormality in my sacrum, in the sacral surface of the sacroiliac joint. For those of you who have been playing along at home, I’ve been suffering from lower back, … Continue reading →

Posted in Health & Medicine | Tagged coccyx, computerized tomography, corticosteroid, dysfunction, hypermobility, joint, magnetic resonance imaging, orthopedic, osteoporosis, physical therapy, prolotherapy, radiofrequency ablation, sacroiliac, sacrum, scintigraphy, TENS, transient | 2 Comments

Out-of-Whack Sacroiliac

Posted on 13 September, 2009 by BigBlueFrog

I met a fellow Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction sufferer tonight. We were both at the YMCA waiting for the weather to clear up and hoping we could get into the pool for a little low-gravity pain relief. Alan is a (former) … Continue reading →

Posted in Health & Medicine, Life, The Weather | Tagged chiropractic, degenerative disc disease, dysfunction, exercise, hip, hypermobility, iliac, insurance, joint, Kenneth Robinson, lumbar, pain, pelvis, pool, prolotherapy, sacroiliac, sacrum, spine, therapy, thunderstorm, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, YMCA | 2 Comments

Cue the Village People

Posted on 24 August, 2009 by BigBlueFrog

I’ve joined a gym for the first time in my life. My new physical therapist (PT #2 for those who are keeping count) is convinced she can help me with my sacroiliac joint pain through exercise, so I’m going to … Continue reading →