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.

Possible cracked ribs - anything else it could be?

Answered by a doctor

My brother was attacked by someone with a spade five days ago. He managed to deflect most of the blows but was caught at least twice on his right side under his arm pit in the rib area. He has bruising and swelling. It is especially painful when coughing, when he feels a knot, like tensed muscles...

by Guest over a year ago

How long to expect to be down?

Hello! This Friday I am having surgery on my left foot. I have a bunion and bone spur that gives me shooting pains and he is going to repair my tendon on the back part of my ankle on the same foot but on the other side of foot. I get pains and numbing sensations up and down my lower leg and ankle...

by Grandma2133043 over a year ago

Undiagnosed scaphoid fracture

22 days ago I fell onto my right hand. By day 8 the swelling and bruising were gone, but significant pain remained. On day 10 my doctor told me that she suspected a scaphoid fracture and sent me for x-rays (2 views only) which were negative. Prior to the x-rays I had never even heard the phrase...

by OnTheCouch over a year ago

Looks like my hand or knuckle is broken. What do I do?

I got poked by big stable on knuckle while folding down boxes a week ago. Now its suddenly red infected and swollen and burning hot. Throbbing and painful. Looks like my hand or knuckle is broken. What do I do? Do I need to see a Dr?

by GerDai261460 over a year ago

Multiple fractures in Albers-Schonberg disease

Can you be of some help to me please? I am really trying to figure out what the proposed treatment would normally be in the case of multiple fractures in the Albers-Schonberg disease? I am sure that someone here must be aware of this, since I know that there are people with knowledge of...

by hynda222171198 over a year ago

What can cause the soft tissue around the sternum to enlarge?

My doctor took a chest x-ray and said that the soft tissue -either behind or around (I can't remember) my sternum is enlarged. I will be getting an MRI - but I was wondering what could be the cause of this?

by beana106913628 over a year ago

3 yrs ago I had back surgery and then over a yr.

3 yrs ago I had back surgery and then over a yr. ago I had both hips replaced. Now I have horrible pain in my buttox and legs and lower back, it is to the point where the pain is so bad I can hardly walk. Sitting and laying down does not bother me. Does anyone else have this and if so what can be...

by conniejh66243673 over a year ago

Lower back Pain, Buttock Pain/Aching & Occasional Testical Aching

Im 22 and male. I’ve been experiencing sympton buttock aching for a few months now. I originally went to the doctor and they put it down to starting regular exercise again. It went away for a while but has gradually come back. I get the buttock aching/pain mainly when Im sitting. Lower back...

by jh1412 over a year ago

loose joints

Are there any other people here who have similar complaints? I keep having a weird feeling in many of my joints, like they are too loose. I have dislocated my shoulder, and my hips feel like they will just pop out of their joints as well at times, upon certain movements and especially during the...

by thibaut442150050 over a year ago

pain in my left arm

Lately I had pain in my back left side muscles. After a few days it converted to pain in my left arm bone. Last year I had pain in muscles of my right arm. There was some spots on my skin. My Doctor diagnised as Shingles. He was right and after a therapy it got better. Now same pain I have but no...

by Guest over a year ago