A sailor’s pain

I understand that this article was meant to be informational and not a treatise on treatment. I would still like to add the mention of post traumatic stress disorder1 and vitamin D deficiency.2 Many of our infirm have little or no sun exposure and are found to have low 25 hydroxy vitamin D levels.

1. http://www.ptsdmanual.com/ 2. Holick MF. High prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy and implications for health. Mayo Clin Proc 2006;81:353–73