When doctors fail to meet professional standards

LAST year, I injured my back after doing some heavy lifting despite knowing that as an elderly person, I shouldn’t be doing it. I felt some pain, but I ignored it and continued with my daily activities.

When the pain became worse, I went to see an orthopaedic specialist at a private hospital. An X-ray of my spine was done and I also had a Dexa scan to measure my bone mineral density.