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.

My sternum cracks

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my sternum has been crackink when i pull back my chest and shoulders. I lift weights . Why is this happining

by shelby88132453 over a year ago

Extreme tightness in sternum

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I've experienced extreme tightness at the sternum and just below. It is so tight that it restricts breathing. Like the diaphragm is paralyzed. Feels like if you were trying really hard to suck in your stomach except it is doing it on it's own. When it does stop my sternum hurts. The muscles...

by Guest over a year ago

2 + years post lisfranc injury-non-operative

I sustained a lisfranc injury after a bike accident over two years ago. I was 59 years old at the time of the accident. I had avulsion fractures and a ~ 2mm displacement of the bones. I turned to these forums out of desperation and fear which actually increased my anxiety about the...

by Guest over a year ago

bunion/hammer toe surgery

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I have swelling on the ball of my feet and pain when walking, my 2nd,3rd,4th, and fifth toe all lean toward my big toe with a big space between my 2nd and big toe . Will my toes straigten out. I also feel this thickness within my toes as if it is swollen within. the big toe don't bend very much. I...

by yoangel33 over a year ago

So Glucosamine750 and Chondroitin600 cause weight gain?

Does Glucosamine750 and Chondroitin600 cause weight gain? I HAVE LOST ALOT OF WEIGHT OVER 22 YRS, STILL TRYING BUT RECENTLY WAS TOLD TO TAKE these do to medical problems of bones n joints, I have been on it almost a week and the weight will not move even though I decreased my calories and such and...

by Guest over a year ago

Slammed hand in car door

Hi My hand got slammed in car door. A very large bruise and lump has appeared right at area of third knuckle. I type for a living? Hand hurts to move. Should I go to ER? Thank you.

by Chavera over a year ago

rotator cuff repair

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electricity like sensations in shoulder 11 weeks after repair. all going smoothly...yesterday started feeling this 'stim' sensation. it's creeping me out. it does not hurt, however, i am sore from yesterday's PT. could this be nerves regenerating from incision sites? (repair/shave/clean out...

by rwymphd300402 over a year ago

Lump on clavicle Near sternum

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Hi I was out yesterday and took at hard fall on my butt and later that day I was noticing slight chest pain. then I noticed that there was a hard lump on my right clavicle close to my sternum. It feels the same as my left side just larger. Tonight when i lifted my arm up in the shower there was...

by Hannah2329 over a year ago

right upper chest discomfort increased with coughing, movement breathing,etc.

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I recently fell on the ground after triping down steps, approx., 4-5 feet. I was sore the next day but nothing extreme. Being a nurse, I began assessing everything. No cuts, abrasions. No bleeding with coughing or trouble beathing. No big deal. But the next couple of days, I noticed when I breath I...

by doogie over a year ago