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.

I have the protruding sternum thing.....how to fix it?

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I'm 15, about 5'11" and I'm very fit. I noticed this problem last year, but didnt do anything. It's kinda of become a bother to me, and i know surgery is a solution, but i HATE surgery. Is there any other ways to fix it?

by Johndude77150126 over a year ago

MS and clonus treatmennts

I have had MS for 28 years. Until my last exacerbation 2 months ago I was very independent. now with this new symptom Clonus I am in a wheel chair. I have basically charted my own PT and OT recently because I will get better. Common sense tells me massage and heat will help my confused...

by iseesparkle272072 over a year ago

what are tropocollagens

what is the molecular structure of tropocollagen and what is the difference between a collagen fibre and a tropocollagen molecule. Please help me, i am so confuse

by Guest over a year ago

How common is adactylia unilateral in US?

I am hoping that this is the right place to ask, because the other websites I have looked it do not have this information. I am trying my very best to find out how common the disease adactylia unilateral, where you are missing all or most of your fingers at birth, is in the United States. Figures or...

by erin435180438 over a year ago

Sharp Pains under right ribs towards bottom of ribs

I am a 21 year old female. Non smoker and casual drinker ( maybe not even that often of a drinker) Not often but every once in awhile I get extremely sharp pains in the bottom right rib cage area. When this happens if I breath in too sudden, move, or try to get up it feels like I am being stabbed...

by orchidsnapdragon287582 over a year ago

What

I'm getting a bit older, in my mid fifties, and I am strongly starting to suspect that I have arthritis, which we all get at some point or another - right? A friend of mine swears by steroid pulse therapy for her arthritis, and I'm thinking of looking into that myself as well, if it does turn out I...

by jenda669198805 over a year ago

How common is syndactylic acrocephalosyndactyly in the West?

Though I was born in Western Europe, I have lived in India for the last ten years and I am married to an Indian. I work in a hospital and have seen many cases of syndactylic acrocephalosyndactyly over the years. I am under the distinct impression that syndactylic acrocephalosyndactyly is much more...

by almira1025202356 over a year ago

severe pain in the sternum

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On and off for the past 2 months about every week I get a severe pain in my sternum that almost paralyzes me. The pain is so excrutiating that I can not move and I cry. It last for about 2 hours then leaves. It has been happening more frequently, about twice a week now and I'm not sure what is...

by ecleveland45996 over a year ago

help urgent lump in daughters neck

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my daughter has a lump on her neck the left side by her shoulder, she went to the doctor today and they said she had broken a bone in her shoulder, and since then it has healed and grown a extra joint. They also said they she may have been born wtih a birthdefect that has given her a extra bone on...

by Guest over a year ago

removal of pin from inside bone in foot

I had an operation to correct a bunion almost six months ago. Unfortunately, the bone that should have been broken to realign my big toe was smashed, and a 3 cm metal pin was inserted inside the smashed parts to keep it all together (the pin is not visible, but buried in the bone). I was told the...

by lgw64450 over a year ago