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.

knees making weird sound

i'm 15 and a girl. my knees hurts a lot these days and i assume it is because i'm still in puberty and growing so it hurts. but way before that my knee always makes a cracking sound when i stretch myself when i woke up and sometimes after lessons sitting on the chair for around 1 hrs, it makes the...

by Guest over a year ago

Raised shoulders unintentionally

I find throughout the day that my shoulders are raised. I could be sitting or walking or just standing somewhere and my shoulders are raised up without my conscious action of doing it. whats going on and what shoudl i do/exercise to fix or relax them? I'm active in pilates and walk a lot everyday,...

by katerina187103608 over a year ago

Best treatment for children with marble bone disease?

You see all kinds of stuff on the internet! Personally, I am always amazed by videos of weird diseases on YouTube and similar websites. I was watching something about marble bone disease a while back, and I have been thinking about it ever since. Do you know what the best treatment is for this...

by korey1561140570 over a year ago

Cracking Bones While Walking

I would like to ask if you have any idea about cracking backbone while walking. I am worried of my backbone, every time I walk I always hear some cracking bones at my back. Please help if you have any idea about this. I haven't had any check up yet.

by Neyoh over a year ago

gas pain in middle and left shoulder, its been about two wee

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I feel a bloated feeling on my upper left side and in my left shoulder. When I rub it I belch. It bothers me most when I lay down. It sends a pain through my left shoulder, down into my armpit and down as about half of my left rib. When I message the pain goes away foe a little bit. I also...

by Guest over a year ago

think i have cracked one or possibly two of my ribs

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i think i have cracked one or possibly two of my ribs. it occurred during rugby training but i thought nothing of it. three days later it hurting. i have been experiencing symptoms of: pain when coughing and laughing pain when twisting my waist but weirdly no bruising has occurred and a little...

by jc993182339 over a year ago

Pain in left side of neck and pain on top of sternum

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Hello. For the past few months, I have been getting sharp pains on my sternum, especially right on top of my sternum (on that small round bone that slightly sticks out of your chest). Over the years, I have gotten at least twice a week a pain on the left side of my neck. It sometimes drapes down to...

by DixieDoodle300770 over a year ago

Right clavical/clavicular sternal swelling + Tietze's Syndrome

In March, I noticed the costal cartilage leading from my breast bone on my 2nd rib on the left side was sticking out. It didn't hurt so I decided to 'wait and see'. Three weeks ago, I noticed more swelling on the breastbone itself and I developed pain (worse with twisting or extending/flexing the...

by undun247610 over a year ago

lump on foot arch

Can I get some help for this problem I have been having lately? There is this big lump on my foot arch. It is red and itchy and I assumed it was nothing serious, and frankly I am not too worried but my girlfriend keeps bugging me to go and see a doctor. Do you think I should? What is this?

by wallie858140234 over a year ago

How hard is to diagnose Albers-Schonberg disease?

I came across this totally rare and nasty disease called Albers-Schonberg disease recently, and have spent some time reading up about it. I was hoping for some background information when it comes to diagnostics, and I would like to know how hard it is to diagnose Albers-Schonberg disease? After...

by elliot591140571 over a year ago