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 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

foot pain and swelling

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i recently hurt my back, since then i have experienced extreme foot pain with a tingly sensation, on both feet, with that I have swelling and leg pain. This occurs if i am on my feet for just 2 to 3 hours. My back still has a pinched sensation, but doesn't really have pain

by back pain with feet tingly pain over a year ago

Knee pain, knee disfunction

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Hello, so the main problem is that when I walk sometimes for no reason I start to feal pain in my right knee so I limb. Also when I do one legged squats my left leg is fine my right one after 90degrees just falls like no muscle wouldnt work, if i stop about 90 degree its really hard to stand up. ...

by Knee pain knee disfunction over a year ago

two current pains in my joints (left shoulder, left foot arch to mid-thigh)

I have two current pains in my joints (left shoulder, left foot arch to mid-thigh) that I very concerned with. I've had the pain in my leg for years, and it only acts up during large amounts of heavy activity (most recently a very steep scramble up a rock hill side while hiking. I had high grade...

by NobodyInParticular175711 over a year ago

Improved after stopping allergy drops

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This is just an update to my previous entry. I took allergy drops for about two months last spring, and got increasingly worse muscle and joint pain the longer I was on them. My primary care doctor said to stop them, as he suspected they were messing with my immune system. I stopped in the...

by Silver Grizzly over a year ago

Hammer toe and hallux osteotomy recovery

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I had surgery for a hammer toe and to fix my big toe from growing inwards on September 6th. The recovery has been a nightmare with constant severe pain from my Lupus not liking the pins. I had the pins removed Monday and the pain has lessened but not compleatly gone away. I want to know if anyone...

by Axx007 over a year ago

have a lump under my lower right rib

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i am not in pain but i am worried that it could be harmful. doctors constantly telling me it could be fattie tissue yet no one suggest test done. please let me know my options. thank you so much i have grandkids and cancer run in both side of family

by maira over a year ago

how long to wait between bunion surgeries?

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I had bunion surgery on my left foot exactly 1 week ago. The first few days I was kinda numb, I think, and had a false assurance that I could do more than I should have. I was given a much-deserved scolding by my doctor at my 5-day post-op visit. Even though my x-rays looked almost identical, I...

by Runningmom over a year ago

Intense pain in center below sternum - wraps around to back

I have been getting this pain on and off since April. At first it started out kind of intense and went away after a half hour or so. Now it lasts for hours and I cannot take it anymore! It starts in the center right below my sternum. The pain is SO intense, I do not even know how to describe it. It...

by rachaelmarie88 over a year ago