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.

foot surgery worsening RLS

any info on foot surgery making restless leg symptoms worse. any advice?

by waymil96807 over a year ago

Groin and shoulder pain

I have groin and shoulder pain for a year now and recently my calves and rt knee have pain. It all started last September 2007 when I became dehydrated from taking water pill with my blood pressure pill that the doctor prescribed. I know it happened because I wasn;t drinking enough fluid while on...

by Guest over a year ago

Elbow (mostly right side) pain

Hello...Haven't been on here in ages..Here goes. For the past few months I have been having elbow (mostly right side) pain. It seems to be right on one of the knobby bones that you can feel on the outside of the elbow. I am 50 year old male and rather thin. Sometimes fingers (mostly pinkie and...

by dkabarbs110503 over a year ago

Lisfranc surgery (foot bone fusion)

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Lisfranc surgery bone fusion surgery was done on my 71 year old husband's foot 9 months ago with fantastic results. He can now bowl, golf, hike, and dance without pain. I know there have been many reports of botched surgeries, so I want to let people with a similar problem know about Dr. John...

by ColoradoBobbie258688 over a year ago

fingers swollen after softball game!?!

idk why but after my softballl game tonight, i noticed my fingers on both my hands are really swollen. and i dont know why. the weather was in the 40s. and i heard that might be a factor. but the swelling is not going down. and im really scared. :( somebody help me. please (:

by Guest over a year ago

post op full tear dominant side

Hello all. I am 5 days post op from a full tear dominant side. Needless to say, I am in much pain and discomfort, though the percocet does hold the pain ay bay. I noticed yesterday swelling in my right foot and leg. Has this happened to anyone else? Is this normal? Getting concearned.

by designguy45262590 over a year ago

Surgery done wrong!

I had my surgery May of 09 to have the bunion in my right foot removed. Since then I have had pain and still can't wear normal shoes and get massive pain in my foot when walking. I finally went back and saw a different doctor in the same off that was recommended by someone and they told me that...

by Guest over a year ago

HLAB 27, is this positive in enthesitis related arthritis?

I was reading all about the antigen HLAB 27, which seems to be able to accomplish a lot! I am by no means a medically trained person, so the terminology is a bit confusing to me at times. I wanted to know if HLAB 27 can play a positive role in enthesitis related arthritis? I'd appreciate any...

by waldemar1407200437 over a year ago

I think my sternum cracked

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A few months back, I was stretching and trying to crack my back after a couple hours on the computer. But instead I think my sternum cracked. There was deep, muffled crack and instant pain where my sternum is. It hurt to move my arms to much for a couple days. The pain eventually went away and...

by Guest over a year ago

Lump on my left buttock

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Hi, I have a lump on my left buttock, which at first the doctors initially thought was a pilonidal cyst. However, 3 days ago I had my ultrasound and the reports say that it is solid with no puss inside and it doesnt look suspicious. The reports also say that at this time it is not determined what...

by Henry over a year ago