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.

swelling after total knee replacement

Answered by a doctor

I had a total knee replaccement on my right knee 8 months ago. Since I have been back to work, after sitting for an hour my ankle, leg, and knee swell up. My other leg is fine. I worry about blood clots.

by bithaca44188 over a year ago

Tendonitis

Answered by a doctor

Im a 20 year old male that recently joined the military. Prior to joining i never worked out or played any childhood sports and i pretty much ate what i wanted and i still remained slender. But since i joined and have been working out ( especially running) I have very sharp pains in im left knee...

by Curious_Juice over a year ago

knee replacement chronc pain

Answered by a doctor

I had a total knee replacement on Jan 2, 2007. My knee still hurts like the dickens and is still swollen ( which seems to be par) and gets so stiff at times, My surgeo presecribed gabapentin. Is this medicine good for what ails me? Please let me know before I confront him, He says I'm doing...

by malowery over a year ago

osteoarthritis of the knees

Answered by a doctor

Dear Sir,Madame; I am 62 years of age and have developed osteoarthritis in both knees(left more advanced).I have spent 30 years instructing physical education , training for and playing a mryiad of sports such as rugby, squash, badminton,basketball and volleyball to name a few.It was not uncommon...

by Guest over a year ago

hip replacement

Answered by a doctor

my father is elderly (63) he just had his artificial hip replaced in a 6 1/2 hour extensive surgery we were told things worked out better than they thought and then he spent 5 hours in recovery. now 24 hours later his blood pressure is down to 54/50 and they say it is okay. he is on a deloted iv...

by Guest over a year ago

Hammer Toe Surgery

Answered by a doctor

Hi, I had surgery on my left foot on April 17, 2007. I was really afraid of having the pins pulled out, but that was nothing..no pain. I think mentally I thought it would hurt, but trust me it didn't hurt to get the pins pulled out. I do have a question though, it's almost two months, and below...

by Guest over a year ago

fingernails longitudinal lines

Answered by a doctor

I used to have dark red ridges (3-4 longitudinal lines) on each nail. These lines are somewhat better now--not quite as wide and the redness is gone. However, they do not go away. I must have a nutritional deficiency but what? I was diagnosed with celiac disease in Sept. 2003 and with the diet...

by bjaner37584 over a year ago

fingernail problem

Answered by a doctor

I have the same question posted on this site but didn't see the answer to the quetion!!!!!! This has been going on for years with me and sometimes the nails will be fine and others all of my nails on both hands will be curved or curved downward. Please post an answer on the web site! Looking...

by Guest over a year ago

numbness and pain in my right shoulder and arm

Answered by a doctor

Hi, I have had numbess and pain in my right shoulder for the past 6years numbess in my right arm if I lay on it. I haven't been able to sleep a full night since 2000, I hope you can help me. Thanks. Rachel

by Guest over a year ago

Rib cage pain

Answered by a doctor

I was wakeboarding & took a pretty hard fall on my left side in the water. After I got in the boat, I pressed on my left side ribs and felt a little pain. It got worse as the day went on, but never really bad at all. I was thinking more along the lines of a ligament or muscle strain or pull....

by bigrob over a year ago