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.

liver failure and encepalopothy

My wife was diagnosed with end stage liver disease in july of last yr encephalopathy is the worst problem she has as a side note she is in beginning stages of parkinsonism her symptoms vary she takes several different drugs to help with her conditions she is 62 iam 56 anyone else in this boat...

by Guest over a year ago

post op foot injury

my 84 year old grandma had fell and broke her right hip, she had surgery the following morning. it was 6 days after and she is complaining about her foot on the left side. it has become swollen and brused, has sensations on pins and needles to acute pain that travels up her leg. she has been in...

by Angela over a year ago

Continuous hip pain...not sure what it is. :(

Answered by a doctor

Hi I'm a 23 yr old female. Around 5 years ago (when I was 18) I got up after sitting down and I could barely move my right hip - it felt like it'd been stiff. From that point onwards my right hip has been very clicky, so I went to see an osteopath who diagnosed me with hypertonia in my hip and...

by Jo198542389 over a year ago

Congenital Mallet toe

My eight year old daughter's toes on both feet ( one moreso than the other) curl under so that she is actually walking on her toenails of several toes. So far she has no complaints of discomfort because of this but I am concerned that if I let it go untreated she will eventually have problems. She...

by Leasmom over a year ago

Surgery for bone spur removal on big toe

I had the surgery to have my bone spur removed on big toe 6 months ago.After the surgery i elevated my toe,iced my ankle and rested for about a week after the surgery.Shortly after that i had to return to college and brooklyn and the pain never lessed.At this point i am getting cortisone shots to...

by Guest over a year ago

i fell 5 days ago but am still in huge pain

i slipped down my stairs, went to dr and was given pain killers which really help but i am battling to breathe and when the pain killers have done their job for a while i am in agony, my kids have to help me up and help me in to th bath

by kaygee over a year ago

Terrfiied of bone graft surgery

I'm 29 and 3 months ago i found out i have 2 smallish cysts in my right hip bone. I've been told that i need to go for an op to drain the cysts and get bone grafts to close up the holes. I'm petrified of this op because i refuse to use donor grafts therefore i'll be using my own bones for that and...

by SageAfrica232428 over a year ago

Lisfranc Cush Injury...how long does the pain last?

I am a 39 year old female. Last June, I fainted due to low hemoglobin and low blood sugar issues. When I fainted I suffered a Lisfranc injury. In my left foot, I fractured my 1st and 4th tarsometatarsal and crushed the 2nd and 3rd. I had ORIF repair. A fusion was done to repair the crush injury. I...

by Hlindsay1 over a year ago

MUSCLES/ BONES/ JOINTS!!

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by Healthieru4life148440 over a year ago

Reply to topic Post new topic bone spur surgery on top of big toe: recovery time

Hi ..I had bunion and had surgery 12 weeks ago, of a toe replacement .Was told I would walk in a few days .Still in so much discomfort ,and pain at times .So that I am still on morphine pills.In Australia they tell me I was the 15th one done,So they know bugger all about the recovery time and pain...

by otrishhy over a year ago