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.

Testing young adults for Multiple Sclerosis BEFORE any symptoms are experienced

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My father emigrated to Canada from Egypt in 1967, at the age of 35. He was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at the age of 42. MS is virtually unheard of in Egypt. My brother, who was 10 at the time we all emigrated to Montreal, was diagnosed with MS at the age of 25. I (a woman) moved back to Egypt...

by Sherine141458 over a year ago

Unknown leg injury

I am a high school girl in track and about two weeks ago i had really bad sharp pains in my quad, but i continued running the relays i was in, and right before i started my last even i told my coach i was having bad pains in my leg, and she didnt mmake me run my last event. The pain was soo bad, it...

by taylor7645144559 over a year ago

herbs for joint pain

I woke up with a fever and terrible joint pain this morning. Some virus must have struck me, and I am sure that my immune system will fight it off very soon. In the meantime, are there any herbs that I could take to ease the joint pain a little?

by lilas1004146741 over a year ago

back bone problems

my sister is 22 years old, she has slight thorasic scoliosis at the back, shes suffering back pain when she is longer sitted, is that inborn? what specific exercises she must do and what particular food and medicine she needs to take?

by ice over a year ago

lump on back of head hurts

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I have a painful lump on the back of my head, that is dark red in color and very hard. I am planning to see a doctor about it but I keep delaying because we are very busy at work right now and I really don't have the time. Does anyone know what this could be? Should I be concerned or is this...

by sergent330219297 over a year ago

Human grooming rediscovered

Hi to all, Grooming is the action of unfolding your skin with your nails. Your skin is folded and refolded millions of times, yet most folds are invisible. Primates have flat nails that are specifically designed to feel and open these folds. Science was wrong about the location of most pain....

by Daniel Laberge10559 over a year ago

diagnosed with osteoartheritis

I have been diagnosed with osteoartheritis i have had cortazone injections and they have not worked what will be th finale outcome if treatment does not work thankyou from carol thresherCode:?

by Guest over a year ago

Osteoporosis, treatments for.

I have been taking Alendronic acid once a week for about five weeks, as well as Calchichew + Vit.D tablets, two a day, following the guidelines for taking the former, i.e. staying upright, drinking plenty of water, etc. However, I have noticed a kind of tightening in my chest, the need to make...

by Pauline Stuart over a year ago

metatarsal fracture: is a cast really necessary

About 10 days ago i fell over and thought i'd sprained my ankle. After about a week the swelling went down and i thought i was on the road to recovery with only negligable pain. However, a hard lump painful to the touch remained on my foot which i have found out is a fracture on my 4th metatarsal....

by hamiltonuk68443 over a year ago