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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.

I think I have ochronosis. What tests I need to do?

Please help me if you can! Based on what I have read about symptoms online, I strongly suspect that I suffer fro, ochronosis. Of course I want to approach my doctor about this, and I would like to know in advance what tests are carried out to diagnose ochronosis, and how invasive they are. Any info...

by User avatar creight1990171064

So Glucosamine750 and Chondroitin600 cause weight gain?

Does Glucosamine750 and Chondroitin600 cause weight gain? I HAVE LOST ALOT OF WEIGHT OVER 22 YRS, STILL TRYING BUT RECENTLY WAS TOLD TO TAKE these do to medical problems of bones n joints, I have been on it almost a week and the weight will not move even though I decreased my calories and such and...

by User avatar Guest

facet degerative

I have heard that facet arthritis means the degeneration of the facet joint. My friend told me also it is currently a contraindication for any type of disc replacement. I found it interesting because one cousin has this problem. I have never asked what actually the point with facet degenerative is,...

by User avatar solberg2497

swollen ankles and feet

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I am an active 22 year old and out of the blue, my legs started swelling, especially my ankles. Now the swelling has progressed to my knees and the doctors have no idea what is wrong. I did some test, but nothing came out. What I can do to relieve the pain from the swelling?

by User avatar Guest

dx sudden onset of back shoulder pain

Yesterday while I was out with my friends and I had sudden onset of back shoulder pain. One of my friends has been dx with frozen shoulder. I remember that he had also shoulder pain and neck. They moved away and I don’t know who to ask about it. Is sudden onset of back shoulder pain symptom of a...

by User avatar cora457

Slammed hand in car door

Hi My hand got slammed in car door. A very large bruise and lump has appeared right at area of third knuckle. I type for a living? Hand hurts to move. Should I go to ER? Thank you.

by User avatar Chavera

Healing after a bunionectomy

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I had a bunionectomy over a year ago. It took four months for me to recover. About three weeks ago I had a a screw removed. When I went for my post op appointment, the podiatrist told me that the bone hadn't healed from the first operation and then I had to be in a cast for five weeks. Has...

by User avatar Twinoakmom

rotator cuff repair

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electricity like sensations in shoulder 11 weeks after repair.  all going smoothly...yesterday started feeling this 'stim' sensation.  it's creeping me out.  it does not hurt, however, i am sore from yesterday's PT. could this be nerves regenerating from incision sites?  (repair/shave/clean out...

by User avatar rwymphd300402

Fractured Calcaneus

I think I earned fractured calcaneous (I’m well familiar with this term because my younger brother broke his heel, too, but he was abroad and could only inform me of excruciating pain he had to go through until he was finally able to walk again). I was running my usual route and suddenly very...

by User avatar josepha749

painful lumps in my fingers and palm of hand

I am really wanting to seek out others with this problem as well. So I was born with a small lump on my pinky close to the joint. Doctors removed it when I turned 2 and it returned again when I was 4. I got another on on the same finger when I was 9 or so. By 18 I had 2 in my pinky and 2 at the base...

by User avatar sscoomb217296