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Bone, Joint and Ligament Problems

Bones can’t move without joints and ligaments. Discuss all bone, joint and ligament alignments in this forum. They include but aren’t limited to osteoporosis, Paget's Disease, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, osteomyelitis, fibrous dysplasia, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, cervical spondylosis, ankylosing spondylitis, infective arthritis, ligament sprain, tendonitis, and ligament inflammation.

Is my sternum broken or just bruised?

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Yesterday I was doing backflips on the grass but i messed up on one of them and I landed on my head and chest. My head was fine. The wind was knocked out of me and I couldn't breath well for 5 min. The hard breathing eventually stopped. When I started doing my parkour training again I had a sharp...

by User avatar thowesn293798

Cracked or fractured sternum or injured spine?

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Alright about a year ago i was riding my dirt bike at the local track when i over shot a triple , i was about 30 feet in the air missed the landing and landed flat! I managed to stay on the bike but when i made contact my head came down so hard my chin smashed into my chest i...

by User avatar Dom moreno

BROKEN STERNUM

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I WAS INVOLVED IN A ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT LAST WEEK AND SUFFERED A BROKEDN STERNUM, AFTER A WEEK IN HIGH DEPENDENCY UNIT I AM AT HOME. SHOULD I BE MOVING ROUND AS NORMAL OR RESTING. HOW DO I AID MY RECOVERY QUICKEST ANNE

by User avatar Guest

BROKE STERNUM

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I broke my sternum in a car accident last week. When can I apply heat instead of ice?

by User avatar GREENGNAW

sternum fracture brace

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My son fractured his sternum few weeks ago in a game of volleyball. He is 16. He is the best in his school team, and they are supposed to have important match which he missed. He has been to see physician and he told him to put some ice on it. He still complains on pain and I won’t let him to...

by User avatar Guest

Fell now thumb painfun and sometimes will go numb

About a week ago I was walking down the stairs and missed a step which resulted me falling down four steps. I got up immediately feeling a little discomfort, not thinking much other than I had just fell on it. The next morning I woke up to my hand blowing up like a balloon. I had pain from my wrist...

by User avatar laurenbadorin

I have undiagnosed chronic shoulder pain and when I consume vodka, the pain is gone

I have undiagnosed chronic shoulder pain. When I consume vodka, not other alcohols, the pain is gone for approximately two days. It only takes two shots and it works approximately 48 hours. I have taken meloxicam and prednisone and neither were as effective. Suggestions?

by User avatar Guest

My advice for anyone having a THR is don't do it unless you can't deal with your pain anymore

I had THR surgeries. My right hip in 2005 and then my left hip in 2007. My replacement in 2005 was uneventful and I was fortunate to breeze through it. Because of this, I went into my second THR without any concerns. From the moment I woke up from my second THR, I knew instantly something was't...

by User avatar Danna

Sharp rib pain directly below right breast

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Hi . I was trying to retrieve something from my tall recycle bin. As it is tall I have to dive or bent really low to reach what I wanted to get. I reached in with my right arm and bend over. The edge of the bin was touching the area right below my right breast. I am not sure if it was the rubbing of...

by User avatar Stw356391

pain in hip and leg 6 months after total hip replacement and reconstructive surgery on right hip

I had a total hip replacement and reconstructive surgery on my right hip in October of 2016. I am still having pain in my hip and leg. I have had psyhicail therapy but it didn't help. I am 51 and have been following the instructions my Doctor gave me. Is this normal to still exsperencing pain.

by User avatar Guest