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...Tim Courtney, FLORENCE...
...radiculopathy, which affects the spinal nerve roots. Sciatica is a well-known term for one type of this. Although caused by pressure on a nerve in the back, there might be very little or no back pain. Patients sometimes just cannot believe there is nothing wrong in their leg. Tim could have been vague about his story, or he might have been so wound up that the pain seemed to involve the whole leg, not just the one spot. In any case, the chain that owned the doc-in-the-box also owned a diagnostic center...
...EMGs and NCVs (electrical nerve tests) could have been justified as well considering the weakness - or what seemed like weakness - of Tim's calf muscle. These rather unpleasant examinations measure the electrical activity in nerve and muscle. The torn calf muscle would hurt to use and so would appear weak. And its reflex would be inhibited by the pain and swelling, further implicating a nerve issue. Certainly one could justify these tests as well by the findings on Tim's exam. Right...
...year. These people know they can slice up and squeeze the money out of the doctor-patient relationship only if it's reduced to a lifeless, mechanical emulation - an algorithm. But it's more complex and beautiful than those without feeling and judgment can know, and sometimes, like in Tim's case, it's simpler...
...just really want to be doing the arts in my life.” At Harvard, he has satisfied his musical inclinations by serving as the premier percussionist and former president of the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra, performing with more than 12 Harvard musical groups, recording with singer-songwriter Tim Blaine, working with jazz gurus like Chick Corea, and even co-founding his own DJ company, Story House Entertainment. Since high school, Collins has broadened his array of creative outlets and jumped at every artistic opportunity, adding filmmaking and photography to his repertoire. He recently completed his VES thesis, a documentary...