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.

I have an lisfranc injury

I was playing football 3 weeks ago and stepped in a hole with my left foot, I got up and I had pain around the toes area. The next day the pain was worse and I went to see my doctor, he referred me to a podiatrist. After X-rays and MRI, the doc informed me that I had a Lisfranc injury and I...

by pandy130599 over a year ago

Lisfranc injury and hurt knee

:-D I had Lisfranc surgery on March 28th of 2007. 2nd surgery June 26th to remove pins. I still have a screw in my foot which will stay forever. I have had no pain since the intitial taking the walking boot off and first sessions of Physical therapy. I also wear orthodics. I wish I could wear the...

by sunrae112828299 over a year ago

What medications can cause this?

I have had swollen feet (tops only) consistantly for a month. What medications can cause this?

by JanHow252377 over a year ago

Quick Question about gas

I don't think this is anything big but its been bothering me ,for the past 2 days I have been feeling pressure around my sternum doesn't hurt but its just uncompfortable when I sit ,I can hear and feel gas type noises in the same area ,is it possible to get gas buildup or something? thanks alot...

by Guest over a year ago

Are my ribs bruised, broken or cracked?

Answered by a doctor

a couple of months ago my friend tackled me to the ground and i felt a pang of pain in my ribs. i blew it of but i had a fitness test 2 days later. i could hradly breath. i early fainted but then i was told to sit out the rest of the class. it had subsided for a bit but then it grew in pain even if...

by charisma over a year ago

Left shoulder blade pain

Answered by a doctor

Hi, I am having pain in left shoulder blade area, pain is not always in one particular area but it rotates in entire shoulder blade. Its almost 3 weeks, when I press the area, I get some relief, I didnt lift and I didnt fall, X-ray and ECG is fine. pain is not going. I am confused and tensed. I...

by ashish0523273784 over a year ago

My jaw

my jaw got broke, but I have no insurance and I can't find anybody to do surgery on it. So right now I'm sitting at the house with a broken jaw according to the x-ray is broken two spots. What do I do?

by Guest over a year ago

Pregnancy after Bone TB

HiI am a 31year old married female,normal weight. I was diagnosed with Bone TB last year and successfully completed a 12 month medication cycle in February 2011 and am completely cured of the disease now. Please let me know if: 1.Are any post medication precautions that i need to take? 2. Is there...

by Bone TB Survivor over a year ago

Severe case of Osgood-Schlautters, or something else?

I am a 22 year old male, and for about the past six weeks I've had enormous amounts of pain. I also have a history of knee problems, as I have osgood-Schlatters. it started out with minor pain in my back and knees and eventually grew into stronger and stronger pain. I noticed that I seem to walk...

by gmork10102 over a year ago

Do hands and fingers grow thicker with age?

As a 14 year-old boy, I'm going through puberty and I noticed that several parts in my body have changed. And my hands look bigger now. However they are not that big when compared to those of older boys, but they look similar to those of most boys my age. In fact my fingers are not thick and that...

by Guest over a year ago