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 pop my bones a lot, Is something horribly wrong?

Okay, so I can pop my bones, I do it a lot. Mainly I pop my neck, shoulders, now my ankle,but I can also pop my wrist and my back...I know these are normal places to pop your bones but weh in school I pop them all at least twice a day, and when at home I pop my shoulders at least five times a day,...

by Guest over a year ago

post surgery exercises

My mother had knee replacement surgery about 3 weeks ago. For the first week after she got home she did none of the exercises & now it is really sore when she bends her knee and she only has about 50% bend in it. Can anyone tell me what will happen if her knee doesn't loosen up. My dad said...

by flates23815 over a year ago

Osteoporosis as a complication of Albright hereditary osteodystrophy

Is this the right place to look for other people with rare diseases and people with complications of rare diseases? I suffer from Albright hereditary osteodystrophy, with mild osteoporosis as a complication of this disease. I know that I am not alone but I don't know anyone in real life who has the...

by iolande1758177350 over a year ago

Can chiropractors do anything about torn ligaments?

Hello, folks. I am a professional footballer and I have recently injured my knee. I think that I have torn some ligaments in that area and I must deal with this somehow. I was thinking of visiting a chiropractor. Could he do anything about torn ligaments? What can you tell me about this? Your help...

by reagen1666182330 over a year ago

Extreme and sudden pain in hands

Over the last year I have experienced strange sudden pains in my joints...mostly my hands,but sometimes wrist, knee and foot. The paint comes on fairly quick and make the skin a light right and the joint affected very painful...it lasts usually about 24 hours then goes away with mild tenderness in...

by troop71086 over a year ago

post surgery exercises

Hi My Mother had knee replacement surgery 3 weeks ago however since she came home 2 weeks ago she did little or no exercises. The knee is now very so when she bends the knee and she can only bend it about 50% Is it true that if it doesn't get any better she will have to have more surgery. Is...

by FLate over a year ago

SEVERE PAIN IN THE HEEL OF MY FOOT

Yesterday I developed severe pain in heel of my foot,I purchased over counter cortisone ointment(medication for itch)even though I had no itch,pain was my problem,today I still have pain however 50 % less.What is the most likely cause for severe pain in the heel and why would anti-itch medicine...

by MacD over a year ago

very sore ribs

I fell on my right side on the grass and now my ribs are causing great pain. Codeine seems to give some relief but it is hard to breathe or cough. In the morning it is excruciating! What else can I do? I am very tired because I cannot sleep for any length of time. Thanks for your help

by Guest over a year ago

I have Fractured Fibula

I went to a dance convention and competition this weekend and came down hard on my ankle and heard a nastyyyy popping noise. thanks to adrenaline and a supernatural pain tolerance it didn't hurt, but swole up, turned purple and went completely numb. the next day i danced for about...5 hours on it...

by Guest over a year ago

Lateral Release a lot of swelling and huge amount of bruising

Hi, I had a lateral release and also some arthritis tidied up, one week ago. Like you all, there is a lot of swelling and huge amount of bruising. Every day I wake up the bruising has crept further up and down my leg! It is now right up the back off my thigh (dark purple) and even on my foot and...

by Guest over a year ago