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.

all over pain and swelling in ankels fingers plus a temp that comes and goes

Hi since I had my Op I have not been to good 2 a half years ago I had to get a stoma and every thing removed. It was a big op and when I got back to the ward after it was all over the pain in my back was so bad. I was also dead down one side of me I could not move my left side for about 3 days and...

by jackie 61 over a year ago

Clavical Bone / Collar Bone growth (at the end points) and pain

My mother is 52 years old, she has experienced a growth in her Clavical Bone ends (collar bone, where it meets), the growth is slow and is initiated 3 years back. Intially she didnot had any pain, but from past some time she is expereiencing some pain and though it is not at any joint side but still...

by Paras over a year ago

Questions about lateral release

I am to have a lateral release very soon. Ihave read up on ths topic, read the blogs, and now i don't know if this right for me. One dr. said there is nothing he can do, this one says he can help. If my knee cap is not off track, why do I need this surgery? He says my knee cap is siting to tight,...

by pegs725 over a year ago

Doctor says: “Your knees are worn out”

Doctor says: “Your knees are worn out.” From my late teenage years I started to run, I had no issues until my late 20s. I began to get pain in my toe joints, when this occurred, I must have started to compensate for this by putting more stress on my knees. Currently, I have a lot of knee...

by alveolar21150408 over a year ago

3months out and feel as if I am starting over with recovery

I am about 3months out from ACL surgery and I woke up one day and my inside of my knee was swollen and can hardly walk on it.. I saw my doctor and he said it needs to get the swelling out before he can tell me what is wrong. he sent me back to physical therapy and 5 days since the incident I an...

by nicole over a year ago

I dont feel good at all. my left side aches...

argh. the left side of my body, i'd saw below my rib cage has this achy feeling. this has been going on for about 2 days and it wont go away. my best friend just got over having mono and my boyfriend and i just had sex for the first time about 4 days ago.

by Guest over a year ago

Weeping wounds on leg.

My sister in law fell into a chair a year ago and developed a wound that still has not healed. She has been to several doctors. She has also experienced allergic reactions to meds they have used. She finally saw a vascular surgeon who said she wasn't getting circulation to the wound and put in...

by Grammie Jean over a year ago

Hip Replacement Complications

Answered by a doctor

Hip replacement complications from my surgery late Feb 2014. I'm 44. To this day my leg is numb... It actually hurts when pressure is applied and I wake up early morning hours screaming with my toes filling like they r on fire. I get the impression my doctor thinks I am full of crap. He...

by tstruve322678 over a year ago

Cracked ribs or Not?

Answered by a doctor

Hey I have a friend that thinks that he has a cracked rib but he is not sure. He says that it is hard for him to breath or talk. He cant turn his body to the left but he can turn his head to the left. He fell about 4 days ago at work but he wont go to the doctor. Could you tell me what I could do...

by Guest over a year ago

Did I RE-crack my ribs ????

Need help here, I broke 4 ribs on my left side in May 2012, the last 2 months I have the same pain come back, can't lie on that side, hurts to breathe/cough, stabbing pain when I inhale. If I did re-break my rib/ribs, what would they do anyways for me? Should I go back to the ER?

by gabybaby222276389 over a year ago