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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.

Which states have the best clinical standards in the treatment of osteomyelitis and why?

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I am dealing with osteomyelitis again after 20 years. Presently, I am taking vancomycin. I was told that this is a standard drug regime in Utah, and that the medication has been a standard for 50 years. I am not retaining clinical levels that will postively effect the infection. Twenty years...

by User avatar k2lcarmichael

Why do i feel something under my bottom left rib???

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Im 15 and i feel something under or on the bottom of my left rib cage. I can only feel it in the morning and than i cant feel it for the rest of the day. it does NOT hurt at all it just feel weird. i only feel it when i bend over on my left side or when im laying on it.

by User avatar Guest

Rheumatoid arthritis therapy only slows the disease down?

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Is it true that there is no cure for rheumatoid arthritis and that any treatment that is given is just there for the point of managing the disease and perhaps slowing down the development and progression of rheumatoid arthritis slightly? How does that work? If you could give me some details, that...

by User avatar artemis169173092

My collarbone was dislocated last year and has healed that way. Can it be fixed now?

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Last year I fell on some ice and I thought I had only bruised my ribs because the pain was awful. I had a little pain in my shoulder and around my collarbone but did not think anything of it. I have discovered earlier this year that there seems to be swelling in the collarbone area and it seems...

by User avatar corey

Jones Fracture Surgery

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Hey i'm 14 years old and i have a jones fracture in my left foot. this is my second time breaking the exact same spot so i am due for surgery in two days. :-( will the surgery affect sports, such as baseball and football? will it be fully functional and 100% normal? ?

by User avatar MusicfortheKIng172639

freibergs disease, second metatarsal very painful

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Hi, i was diagnosed with freibergs disease when i was 11. I am now 24. I was told to wear a prosthesis in my shoe which i did. The doctor at the time said i would grow out of it, clearly thats not true. I had an x-ray taken of my foot last week and am currently waiting for the results. Im having a...

by User avatar beckym198492253

Purine breakdown and rheumatoid arthritis treatment

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Does anyone have any suggestions for my friend? She has rheumatoid arthritis and has problems with purine breakdown. Is there anything she can do about this in the context of arthritis treatment? Have you got any experience with this? Anyone else have this problem, and what do you do with it? Thank...

by User avatar rolph980172778

Early response critical to rheumatoid arthritis treatment?

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My mother has been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Doctor is deciding what kind of treatment she will get. I have heard that early response to rheumatoid arthritis treatment is critical. Will this decide the course of her disease? I am not a medical expert, so I don’t know much about RA.

by User avatar kippar674172616

Pain relief therapy for rheumatoid arthritis

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My friend suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. She still doesn’t have stiffness, but she complains on her constant pain in the joints. Can anyone tell me something more about pain relief therapy? I would appreciate if someone could tell me something more about this topic. Thank you in advance...

by User avatar giraud1774172372

strange finger pain

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I have a problem with pain in my right middle finger. It basically prohibits me from playing electric bass (it's my plucking hand). When I pluck for too long, or simply wag the finger in the air, it feels as if there is a clamp squeezing right on one side of the middle knuckle. Further, when I wag...

by User avatar slon23042