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.

Burning and ripping pain in front and just below my knee cap. My left leg is twice in size

I have been at the hospital twice in the past week. my knee is not getting better in fact even with rest ice and elevation my injured side is twice as big as my right. I cannot find a confortable position and the burning and tearing sensation is constant. So far I got x-rays and...

by Michel over a year ago

Diagnosed with Progressive tendinitis, how to stop it from progressing further

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I have had some sort of progressive tendinitis. it began with trigger singer in my right hand and has gone to my wrist, elbow and now to my shoulder. It is sometimes only aggravating, but, particularly at night, more painful. I am most concerned with stopping it from progressing further. I would...

by Sue over a year ago

Hammer Toe Surgery five years ago, now I cannot bend my toes, any correction surgery for that?

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I had hammer toe surgery about 5 years ago. I regret it because I can no longer bend my toes (both of my 2nd toes). They cause pain, I get cramps in the toes a lot and I trip often. Since my toes longer bend, I'm trying to find out if its possible to correct the surgery in anyway?...

by Natural Diva over a year ago

Burning in neck, right shoulder, shoulder blade and right arm, I have osteoarthritis in neck

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I have osteoarthritis in my neck and spine. In May, I started going to the gym and doing weight exercises in the swimming pool as prescribed by my doctor. The weight was so small a child could probably lift it without problems. Not long after that, I began having headaches, along with...

by tperry over a year ago

Pulsing of the arm, neither one of the breathing exercises helped me

Hi, I am a competitive shooter and when I am practicing and locked on my target my hand/arm is totally still. Contrasting to that, as I enter into competition mode, my hand throbs/pulses and don't care what kind of breathing exercise I use it will not stop. Any ideas? Bob

by Guest over a year ago

cracked rib and bifurcated sternum

16 years ago i fell off a ladder and landed on my chest, breaking off half of the gristly bit below my sternum( or is that my sternum..in which case I have only half a sternum) I later went for an acupuncture treatment, and the master was so fascinated by what he called my bifurcated sternum that he...

by littlemissA over a year ago

thumping/pulsing sensation in inner elbow?

I just read the article about thumping / pulping sensations and i couldnt really tell if it was a muscle or vessel. The pulsing in the inner side of my elbow and there are alot of thumps. Like at one point, there was one every half second. Is this anything other than just...

by k1ngher over a year ago

Numbness in the left knee.

I was running this morning and everything was fine. I had a slight back pain in my left side from hips to knee cap..after taking shower when I was trying to put on my socks in my left leg I got a shooting pain which felt it right to the back,,and the pain was unbearable..came home had some muscle...

by tanu over a year ago

Why do I still have pain after healed jones fracture

I suffered an acute Jones fracture on June 8. After 8 weeks non-weight bearing with boot and knee scooter, doc (general, not specialist) said xray looks good and fracture is healed. I've been hobbling around with a limp for the past week. I have pain in foot with every step,...

by Guest over a year ago

5 years after bunion surgery my foot cramps up when walking

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i has bunion surgery just about 5 years ago and recovery was difficult more pain then child birth haha . But anyway even now when i take walks with my daughter i have to stop and sit for about 15 minutes because my foot cramps up and its difficult to walk and the pain is unbearable!!!! Has...

by Guest over a year ago