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.

Cost of Bunion Surgery

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Just wondering, I have to have bunion surgery and I don't meet with the Surgeon for another week to find out all the details. It is hard to make an informed decision, without having all the facts. I am wondering does anyone know how much approximately bunion surgery cost in Canada. I know every...

by Bugs52642 over a year ago

rib pain

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I have been experiencing constant, stabbing, severe upper right rib pain directly under the right side of my breast for 3 days. Not due to any recent injury, however 4 years ago I broke the 4 lowest back ribs, which resulted in a small R. lung puncture. I've fully recovered from that old injury, but...

by kilgoretrout52537 over a year ago

pain below ribs on right side and back, hurts to breath in.

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I am a 53 yo woman with a hx of migraine, gerd, arthritis (both knees replaced last year), asthma and tachycardia. For the last year I have been experiencing pain under my ribs in the back on the left side that radiates to mid-sternum. I have had ultrasounds, much blood work, abdominal...

by suzeesmile52484 over a year ago

Loss of toenails

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I completed a three week trek about a month ago and several of my toenails were quite badly bruised. Two of them actually came off last night - my big toe and my fourth toe. Is there anything I should do to protect my toes? Are they at risk of infection? Would I still be able to do activities...

by Guest over a year ago

My bones pops frequently.Even my chest and lumbar vertebrae!

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I'm doubtful if i am the only person experiencing this. but it is so embarassing when my bones crack loudly in front of many people especially when my movment was minimal. Whenever i'm doing my assignments i do it side lying, and for a long time in that position, when i stretch my chest pops! I am...

by dianna over a year ago

broken collarbone still makes popping noise after 2 years

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I broke my collarbone 2 years ago when I was 11 and it has been making popping noises ever since. Sometimes I wake up and it is really stiff from laying on it and you would think it would be healed by now but it feels like it is grinding against something please help!

by Guest over a year ago

knee pain

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over a year ago i had knee surgery for torn cartladge, today it acted up again it feels like theres something getting hooked to a mussle or something. my question is should i keep it wraped up. I can walk on it i just cant bend it all the way or straingthen it out all the way

by Guest over a year ago

Floating ribs/Rib pain

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I am 20 and I have experienced lower rib pain on both sides for a year now. One day, when I laughed, I had a sharp pain in my lower ribs (in front). Something had actually "popped" or "rolled" out of place. It is very uncomfortable and painful at times. I have looked at diagrams of floating ribs....

by Guest over a year ago

toe nail

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one of my toe nail has dried blood in it i think it because when i play tennis i press down a lot on my foot to run around the court trying to get the ball i think the nail is dead is that bad? anybody got any idea?

by vinhextreme44923 over a year ago

New scar tissue? appeared years after bunion surgery

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I had bunion surgery about 9 years ago. It healed fast (about 6 weeks) with no complications. In the past few days I've noticed a dime-sized slight thickening not on the surgical scar but on the side where the bunion was. There is a crescent-shaped redness lining top half of this, which looks...

by brittney over a year ago