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.

Main types of hypoplastic thumb?

I heard that there is more than one type of hypoplastic thumb - a condition that is ever so fascinating in any shape or form! So, just what are the main types of hypoplastic thumb, and do they always need treatment, or are the generally left alone? What is it like to live with a hypoplastic thumb?...

by julie1689171485 over a year ago

hairline dractures of the pelvic bone from fall on ice

Fell on ice on left hip bone and am using a walker, how long to heal?

by Guest over a year ago

Dull pain on lower back

Hi, i've been experiencing slight pain on my lower back( on either side of my lower back) and I feel it is triggered after I eat anything salty(ramen, chips). I think its my kidneys, well hope so not, but the pain is the only symptom I feel and i'm not feeling any urinarion discomfort. This started...

by teshang322593 over a year ago

broken or bruised rib treatment

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I woke up with a sore back and had an aunt stand on it to try click it back into place. Ever since my chest has been really sore when i breathe walk twist (most movement in general) it hurts. I would like to know if i can do anything at home to ease the pain. I Have 2 kids so relaxing cant be one...

by katief312268972 over a year ago

Should I have surgery or not?

dear everyone, i am a 45 year old who has been diagnosed with degenerate c5-6 and c6-7 with myelomalcia and sever bilateral foranminal encroachment, basically bruising and swelling and compression on the spinal cord. all three opinions have been to have the Anterior Cervical Discetomy with the...

by dhoward77846 over a year ago

waist down numbness

I am a 70 year old man who has, in the past, no physical problems and my physician has alway said I was in excellant health. I have not been in an accident nor have I fallen. I am experiencing surface numbness from the left waist (about belly buttob level, down to the top of my left foot, plus...

by Guest over a year ago

torn rotater cuff

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i had a work related accendent in 2006 torn rotater cuff sence then i have had 4 more surgerys on the same shoulder, my shoulder still hurts and feels like the day i hurt it my doctor wants to perform another surgery i also have a torn tendon in my elbow that still needs to be fixed is it commoun to...

by kane22132479 over a year ago

Strange prolonged pain in back and hip

Hi, I`m 30 Male., About 7 weeks ago I got a pain in my lower back in my kidney area and spinal so I went to the doc - who tested kidneys, which were fine, then put me on paracetemol and ibuprofen. I then spent weeks in pain and went to chiro a couple of times... I then got pain in my upper back...

by MRWID58701 over a year ago

Bunion Surgery Patient Screwup

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I had bunion surgery and my toe was very straight one week after. On my one month visit the head of the bones had moved slightly. The foot looks great from the outside but the doctor said I must have bumped it or something. I am sure I didn't bump it but put to much weight and walked to early. He...

by Judy over a year ago

3 months Post Lapidus and Neuroma

I have had a bunion op done the lapidus way, bone fusion, together with the removal of a mortons neuroma. I am now 14 weeks post operative but am finding walking very very difficult, mainly due to pain in my ankle making walking painful. My ankle and right up to my knee is swollen. It seems that...

by Rosi over a year ago