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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.

Chondroitin supplement

Hi, I have 56 years and I have health issue. I have problem with my knee. It doesnt work as it use to. I feel pain, stiffness and swelling. I am diagnosed with osteoarthritis which is the type of arthritis. I have been prescribed with chondroitin supplement. Does it help and how?

by User avatar leighton33491

Popping collar bone, sharp pain in upper back

Hey guys, I was hoping you could help me with something. For a long time now, whenever I get tired I'd feel a mild but fairly sharp pain in my upper back. I can't be precise on which muscle, but it's on my right side around where you'll find the rhomboids. Recently (through RSI sitting at a PC I...

by User avatar Guest

9mos post acl surgery bruising

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Hello, Its been 9mos after my acl surgery and rehab. I have been cleared to do sports activity. Today i notice that i have bruising on the inner lateral knee. Its not painful or tender. I do not see any swelling as well. Is this normal?

by User avatar ConJirFer305028

aching pain in hip joint won't go away

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Hi, I have terrible aching pain in hip joint. I am taking ibuprofen but with little or no improvement. It is recommended to start some mild exercises, but it is extremely painful for me. What should I do?

by User avatar ruud35

Torn rotator cuff. postop - pops/ locks up

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Long and extremely painfully story short. Had a fall and landed on right arm when it was fully extended up and outward. 1 year later I had surgery. Went great according to the doctor. Was given a morphine pump that was injected by a catheter in my throat/neck. I was also given a ice machine that...

by User avatar 21yr old male225367

Hard lump above left collarbone

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So one night, i was using the laptop and suddenly my back and neck hurt. I think it's because of my bad posture so i did a bit of stretching and headed towards my bed. As i lay down, it still hurts so i try to touch my left neck to see if a bump is there. Then that's when i felt a lump, it's kinda...

by User avatar sam

severe lower extremity pain

I am a 50 y/o male. I was very active until I hit age 47. I have had a total hip replacement on my left side. I was told I have a vascular necrosis of both hips. I continue to have severe pain of the left and now the right is also extremely bad. My boss sends me home every day because he sees how...

by User avatar Eng5Firefighter319349

woman 50 years old, chest pain radiated to backleft shoulder partial numbness down left arm and fing

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I am a woman, 50years old. Three weeks ago whilst watching television, experienced sharp contraction pain under left breast. Then pain moves to the back left shoulder blade around the muscle part and numbness down half of my left arm right to my last two fingers. lost strength in left hand, cannot...

by User avatar gertrude

Methadone, swelling and painful feet.

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I have been on methadone for a few years now started noticing that my feet will swell from my toes to my ankles and to my legs have. The doctors said that the methadone has nothing to do with it but I've never seen anything like this with any other prescription Ive been on. Does anybody have anyone...

by User avatar blackbat77321712

Tailbone pain when standing for a long period of time ONLY

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I am have sever tailbone pain when standing for long periods of time or doing exstainuse work, such as working in the yard, vaccuming, general long periods of cleaning. The pain gets so bad I have to sit or lay down. I have mentioned this to my doctor and he just skims over the subject. I asked...

by User avatar peegee@insightbb.com