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.

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by Mubashara Zaheer266931 over a year ago

scar tissue causing numbness in arm an hand

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Hi , I had an operation over 15months ago on my shoulder to repair a tear . The surgeon dettached a muscle to repair this tear . I have had many shots to ease inflamation . The last was in december last yr . I'm am now gettin very painfull numbness in my hands an arm. At night it keeps me awake ....

by tibvic62266651 over a year ago

Dull pain in shoulder neck and arm

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For a couple weeks now I have been have a dull burning pain in my left side of my neck, and shoulder..it also goes up into the side of my head and down my armet a werid feeling my my calf, id also g. Im a 19 year old girl and this is starting to freak me out and scare me, it makes me feel even worse...

by abby0826 over a year ago

What to look for in picking a surgeon for bunion

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I live in the Huson valley area of NY about 60 miles of NYC. I am 38 years old, and have severe bunion on right foot that has been killing me for a few months now. I saw podiatrist yesterday and he said mine is really sever where he would have to break it at the base and something else. To...

by Davy1000 over a year ago

Shoulder pain and hair loss...should I be worried.??

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Hi everyone, I've been having shoulder pain for the last two to three weeks, my mom thinks is just because of muscles but almost every single time someone remotely touches/ brushes past it there is a shooting pain. Not down my arm just at the top of my shoulder, so today when I had a shower I was...

by Worry wart over a year ago

neck and shouder pain

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I have very bad pain in my neck and shoulder, under my skin it feels gravelly, it hurts all the time, it feels kind of electric, the right side is worse. I dont want to do surgery or drugs any other ways to heal the pain? I also have similar pain and the gravelly stuff on the sides of my...

by lil over a year ago

small lump above hip?

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I think I have a keloid? scar tissue from an old ski injury years ago (knee went up to chest and pulled something in the lower back, bruised and swollen bump back then / same location). this lump must be on/near a ligament/nerve as I wake up in pain but subsides during the day, I figure a lot...

by mycorrado over a year ago

my right shoulder looks big and the left is normal

Hi I am 21 and i have a very yuk porblem which i feel to so embares to share. My left is bigger than the right one and my right shoulder looks big and the left is normal. I cant even raise my right shoulder to the fullest and when i wear t-shirts it clearly shows the difrence. I feel shy to wear...

by Ali over a year ago

I hurt my ankle and I'm in A LOT of pain

Alright I've been taking martial arts classes for about 5 years and recently I somehow hurt my ankle. Its been hurting beyond belief for at least 3 to 4 weeks now. The pain is to the point I can hardly walk on it. I would go to the doctor but my family really can't afford it and I was hoping someone...

by Ninja1259471 over a year ago

Bunion lapidus procedure recovery

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Hello, I am 36 years old and quite active. had a lapidus procedure 8 days ago, everything went as well as can be expected. 3 screws were used to hold the bones together. My question is in general. How long will it take for me to be able to play ice hockey again. An ice hockey skate is...

by PaulS over a year ago