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.

hammer toe straitening vs amputation which is best?

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Which should I have done?

by Don over a year ago

My upper arm has been feeling numb

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25 years ago I had a shoulder replacement. The last few days my upper armhas been feeling numb. It doesn't feel numb all the time, but only when I'm not using it. It sometimes feel like the muscle has a light cramp.

by jht over a year ago

Hammertoe Surgery - Both Feet

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So, my surgery is scheduled for Sept 19th for toes: 2,3,4,5 on BOTH feet. I have taken the next week off and hope to go back the following week (at least half days). I am an active person, so I know I will be clawing at the walls. Can people please tell me what to expect? I have my handicapped...

by Just Me in Rockville, MD325770 over a year ago

rotator cuff tears

Im 49 years old , Ok most doctors are quacks and they are on the payroll for workman comp, Here what happen to me .I tore the right and left rotator cuff at work. I went to the dr. and he repaired the left one first what I found out later which he never told me he put 4 anchors in my left arm one of...

by JohnBgoode233855 over a year ago

Suffered a Jones fracture, will it be a big difference pain wise without the cast?

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One week ago i suffered a jones on my left foot. Wearing a cast now but i can walk on it beating my full weight without crutches.. In exactly one week i'm getting married and i will leave on my honeymoon two days after. They will remove the cast in 6 days to see how it goes.. No surgery needed and...

by SteEr324925 over a year ago

Allergy shot gone wrong, I now have severe upper back, neck, joint and right shoulder/arm pain

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Hi I got an allergy shot a few months ago and started feeling moody and tired. I kept having hot flashes and head aches. A week and a half ago my symptoms started getting much worse. I now have severe upper back, neck, joint and right shoulder/arm pain (where I got the shot). I'm also experiencing...

by Guest over a year ago

Any info about pudendal neuralgia?

hello. was wondering if anyone can help me about a condition called prudenal nuralgia

by nanawana324665 over a year ago

I was diagnosed with freibergs disease, now i need surgery, how long was the healing time?

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I was diagnosed with freibergs disease over a year ago. I had gone through physio before being diagnosed; I am very athletic so they thought it was just a sports injury. Now I have had several X-rays and appointments with foot specialists and I am now suppose to get surgery because it won't heal or...

by Guest over a year ago

swollen hands after busted elbow

I pour concrete for a living. One day I was pulling forms and busted my elbow open and didn't get the numbing to go away for the rest of the day. Now my hands are swelled and I can hardly close them to grab my hammer everyday and I'm only 27 yrs old. Any suggestions.

by Guest over a year ago

Tingling sensation one the left side of the rib cage

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Hello, I am male and 28 years old and I am suffering from a weird tingling (tickling) sensation-pain on the left side of my rib cage. More precisely on the coastal cartilage in the area that attaches to the sternum. I feel this tingling sensation even while sleeping. It also seems that sleeping on...

by vocabulary323556 over a year ago