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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.

Total right hip replacement

I had a full right hip replacement 6 month ago i thought i was doing okay with recovery then last week my left leg started geting numbness in it and some on the right side toes i still have quite a gaint and was wondering if any one else has had the same problem?

by User avatar Guest

Info for Canadian Women about OSteoporosis

As you may know, Osteoporosis is a disease that makes bones become brittle and more porous. I'm here on the behalf of Novartis and their new Osteoporosis Awareness campaign, On The Go Women. On The Go Women aims to educate women about the disease and stresses the importance of managing the...

by User avatar Greebley162978

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 User avatar Guest

scar tissue bunion

Answered by a doctor

Hello there! I am thinking whether I should have a bunionectomy or not. Haven’t still gathered all pros and cons. I heard that it is possible after the surgery a formation of scar tissue. What is this exactly and how does one make it go away? Thx

by User avatar Guest

Soares and costochondritis

I’ve been feeling soreness inside my chest wall for some time. The intensity of pain varies from day to day. I had a friend that had condition called Costochondritis and I remember that he complained on the chest soreness. I need to know what the other symptoms of this condition are. Is there...

by User avatar defee21

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 User avatar Grandma2133043

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 User avatar OnTheCouch

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 User avatar GerDai261460

Knee injury in sports

Hi there, I am 23 years old and I am a football player. I injured my leg yesterday in practice, and I will be out for some time. Because of this I am depressed and I would like you to encourage me and tell me something about knee injuries. If you can do this, I would be very grateful. If there is a...

by User avatar blayne19435

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 User avatar hynda222171198