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 a swollen knee after i returned to work from a fracture in my ankle.

hi there. i was wondering if any one could help me, i broke my ankle at work, fractured in 2 places. i had surgery a screw put in it, after 3 months i returned to work i was still limping bad but my surgeon said that i was good to work. after a week of half days and 1 full day my knee swelled up i...

by Guest over a year ago

Post Bunion Surgery--Ouch!

Answered by a doctor

Hi everyone. I'm a 28 year old guy who's suffered from the pain of having bunions, especially on one foot. It's being 5 weeks since I got the surgery done on the one foot. By the 3rd week they took off the stitches. That day I asked the doctor what they did to my foot exactly, and not...

by izunorox160890 over a year ago

Problems with horrible pain

Well my tailbone started to hurt first, oddly when I went for an itch there n used way too much force, so of course it hurt for awhile. The pain went away that night but the next morning when I went to lye back down i felt the worst pain, I just thought humm still painful well I'll take some...

by Guest over a year ago

I have Aase syndrome?

I have no MCP joint in either of my thumbs, no curvature of the spine or neck, and was diagnosed with anemia and a slight heart murmur when I was born in 1960. Is it possible that I have (or had) Aase syndrome? Exhaustive research only shows that "digital abnormalities" (usually a thumb with three...

by Guest over a year ago

corns on soles of feet

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i have tried everything to get rid of corns on the soles of me feet,but nothing is working. I have been told that they have to be surgically removed. Can you tell me what mediacl action i need to go to. thankyou : :-|

by gopoonee89154 over a year ago

Supraclavicular lymph node on the right side is swollen and

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It started out as a small bump almost like an ant bite and now is quite large but is also painful when right arm is lifted higher than the head like when trying to reach for something. When the head is moved it pulls or feels like it is pulling. Have had chest x-ray and blood work...chest x-ray...

by Guest over a year ago

Beware of physical therapists

I am going through probably the worst health related experience in my life and to some extent I attribute my misery to physical therapy. Over 6 months ago, I went to a doctor with some problems in my shoulder. He diagnosed it wrongly and sent me for a physical therapist. After every session...

by Guest over a year ago

Scientists solve rare bone disease mystery

Scientists have discovered a mutant gene that triggers the body to form a second, renegade skeleton, solving the mystery of a rare disease called FOP that imprisons children in bone for life. The finding may one day lead to development of a drug, not only to treat the rare bone disorder, but more...

by Laylah over a year ago

Been married 15 years and my husbands penis itches on the inside.

We've been married a long time and are just as sexual active as we were 15 years ago. 3-4 tines a week. This past weekend we did more than normal and now my husbands penis itches on the inside. The entire urethra from top to scrotum. Is this a concern and what can he do to releave this? Thanks

by jenlynnkep244745 over a year ago

Scaphoid Fracture recovery

Hey. I had a pretty nasty accident at the end of 07', causing me to sprain both heels and wrists. a few weeks later they both healed and life went on. In February of '08 I got my right wrist looked at and it turned out I had a scaphoid fracture. Got surgery that month, a screw threw the bone and...

by mywrististoast69311 over a year ago