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.

Nail Fungus and nail care tools

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I have developed nail fungus for the second time in my life. Someone commented previously that a person should take their own supplies that have been properly disinfected, to the nail salon each time to avoid the fungus among us. Do readers know what I should buy and where I should purchase the...

by Marymarycaroline over a year ago

feet and lower legs swelling

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My feet and legs started swelling about April 20. The feet and ankles get very large. I do not do a lot of sitting nor had I been traveling. I had a blood work up, but all was normal. Should I have an ultra sound of my bladder and kidneys. As far as I can see, there would be no reason for the...

by Banna over a year ago

pain in hand and finger joints and ankle swelling, could it be because i am diabetic or what?

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Hi, I am a 32 year old 6'4", 242lbs male with type I diabetes diagnosed about 20 years ago. The problem is that about a month ago I start feeling some pain and a little numbness on my left hand wrist and finger joints (only left hand not the right one and I am right handed) it is worse in the...

by bahamir34528 over a year ago

Foot swelling and pain

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Dear Sirs, Last year I had to have surgery performed on both my feet for bunion removal, when the Drs. discovered that I had a small syst between the big toe and the 2nd toe, after my recuperation and resuming my daily work ny left foot started swelling from the bottom and hurting a lot and...

by wsbandi over a year ago

popping collarbone daily at work

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I'm a dog groomer, and starting about last week, my collarbone would pop when I was working. I will experience severe pain and then it feels like it pops back into place. This has also happened when I've had to lift a heavy saddle onto my horse's back. Now it is happening a couple times a day,...

by Valschunk33312 over a year ago

burning thighs sensation/aching hamstrings/knees/lower back

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walked 2-3 miles a day 12 strainght days..+ swing dancing..12 day was walking about a mile..both thighs started to have burning sensation.. Dr. said my circulation good but tendons back of leg short and hard. that I have overtaxed them .said swim 3 times a week--take advil ..since then..my...

by cmorton65 over a year ago

suspicious cyst in hip joint

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on my hip joint. I have arthritis in both hips (will be 35 in may) and in my lower back and two buldging disks. Has anyone had a suspicious cyst on any joint??? IF you did what was the results?? I had a cat scan done last week and i go back in 2-3 weeks for the results. What ddid the MRI mean when...

by shugarbabies31290 over a year ago

WHAT IS A FLAKE FRACTURE OF THE PATELLA AND WHAT DES IT MEAN?

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WHAT IS A FLAKE FRACTURE OF THE PATELLA AND WHAT DES IT MEAN?

by cymomof331275 over a year ago

knee pain and a burning sensation in the knee

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Hi, my knee has been aching for a few days now when I put pressure on it. The pain started to go away yesterday but today there is a burning sensation in my knee and the pain is constant instead of an ache only when I apply pressure to it. What could be causing this and is it serious enough to see...

by jsample23270 over a year ago

Severe pain in upper rib

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I have been having a really bad pain in my right side, near my upper rib area. It's like a really sharp pain, and feels tight at times. When I stretch, or am active, move around a lot for long amounts of time it gets worse. Matter of fact, the other day it was really really bad cause i had been...

by Guest over a year ago