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Discussions
Scoliosis and Low Bone Density
- By karenatheklineback · Posted 7:42 pm
- In Bone, joint and muscle diseases · 0 replies
- HI, Everyone, Alli asked me a question about exercising with low bone density and scoliosis. I have been working more and more with The Schroth Method and that is where I would recommend starting if you ...
Diagnosed with RA? Treatments Ineffective?
- By 1irishman · Posted yesterday at 4:36 pm
- In Bone, joint and muscle diseases · 0 replies
- I have been misdiagnosed with RA and the treatments for it did nothing to help then I went to a teaching hospital and they diagnosed me with CPPD. Other names for it are calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate ...
Femur Fracture
- By guyluna · Posted November 11, 2009
- In Treatment of injuries · 2 replies
- I was wondering if anybody else has had or has a non-union fracture, I broke my leg more than year ago and it has not healed yet. any info will help thanks ...
Cracked heel bone
- By Yakatyak · Posted November 5, 2009
- In Bone, joint and muscle injuries · 0 replies
- Well after 7 months the MRI taken this week has showed a cracked heel bone, no wonder it hurt to walk! After getting whell chair about a month ago, am fornunate, cause now I need it as am suppose to stay ...
Chemo and side effects to joints
- By Coachdunn · Posted November 4, 2009
- In Bone, joint and muscle injuries · 2 replies
- I am an Ovarian cancer (hopefully)survivor. I have completed Six rounds of Carbo/Taxol & Avastin(over 5 mos) in June '09...My Knee & Hip joints are killing me! I cannot do stairs , Walking is not much ...
Back exercises without pain afterwards
- By am1_4god · Posted October 29, 2009
- In Living with a bone, joint or muscle disease · 0 replies
- Howdy: I'm new to this type of messaging. I don't want to use this to dwell on my pain, but find others who have found ways to cope with the daily pain. My pain is mostly low back and left hip. The disc ...
HAVE THINK I HAVE GOT MET?
- By lulupanache · Posted October 22, 2009
- In Bone, joint and muscle diseases · 0 replies
- l have a bone scan tomorow and l fear the worst, l am sure l have possible mets in my right knee, l have so much pain sitting down to ong, and my knee is constantly hurting, lalso ge a tingling pain down ...
New to the Site
- By turner1220 · Posted October 11, 2009
- In Bone, joint and muscle injuries · 6 replies
- I'm new to the site so forgive me if I post in the wrong place. My name is Tracy. I'm 28 years old. I am an EMT. I have chonic knee pain that the doctors can't find a reason for. All of my tests, X-ray ...
Have you ?
- By Yakatyak · Posted October 5, 2009
- In Bone, joint and muscle diseases · 1 reply
- I suffer symtoms of, sore to the touch, bones hurt, muscels get week with use, night tremors, night sweats, pain when walking, headaches almost daily, blood calcium is elevated, finally have an acceptable ...
Imdur information
- By houston · Posted October 4, 2009
- In Treatment of diseases · 0 replies
- Can anyone share with me if they have used Imdur? I am using a nitro patch and have the pill if I need it. My cardiologist e-mailed me saying he was considering putting me on it. I looked it up on the ...
Polymyositis
- By Bridget-47_polish · Posted October 3, 2009
- In Bone, joint and muscle diseases · 2 replies
- Just checking to see if anyone else has polymyositis that I can compare notes with. I tend to be very fatigued and it does not take much to weaken my muscles again despite the rest I get and the meds ...
Money, money and less money
- By janetbd · Posted October 3, 2009
- In In the news · 1 reply
- Is't hard to believe that with the economy being what it is, this country would be incarcerating ppl for possession of marijuana. Since it cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep petty offenders ...
OPLL or DISH
- By nmac · Posted October 3, 2009
- In Bone, joint and muscle diseases · 0 replies
- I have OPLL and Dish. Does anyone want to share and discuss these conditions? nmac ...
Just need help with AFOS
- By lildevil2956 · Posted September 29, 2009
- In Bone, joint and muscle injuries · 0 replies
- my son has mitochondrial disease and with his disease he has elasticity in his joints. he has VERY BAD sensory issues and i know he wont wear them. but his p.t. told me if he doesnt wear them then he ...
Wheel chair anyone?
- By nanascorner · Posted September 29, 2009
- In Living with a bone, joint or muscle disease · 4 replies
- I am frustrated today. Although two years ago, I was battling weakness so bad in my legs that I could barely walk to the bathroom , with or with out a cane. It was a bad ankle that was loss in the socket ...
osteoporsis
- By grandmommy · Posted September 24, 2009
- In Bone, joint and muscle diseases · 0 replies
- trying to find people who are taking forte ...
Gentle Stretching
- By nanascorner · Posted September 22, 2009
- In Living with a bone, joint or muscle disease · 0 replies
- The body can cope with pain better when it is not crunched up and tensed. The normal tendency with pain is to tense up and you may not even realize you are staying tensed all the time. This is a terrific ...
broken sacrum
- By MaryKarnes · Posted September 21, 2009
- In Living with a bone, joint or muscle disease · 4 replies
- Painful in the a.m. dr. has me on pain meds but tells me not for long ...
Don't know where else to look. Any Help appreciated
- By Desperate4Help · Posted September 11, 2009
- In Bone, joint and muscle diseases · 4 replies
- My name is Shannon and I dont know if this is the right place to start... or actually continue looking, but i am at a Mystery Diagnoses stage in my life, am terrified, and really looking for anyone that ...
so ace-ie and tired all the time.
- By MotorcycleBobbi · Posted September 5, 2009
- In Living with a bone, joint or muscle disease · 1 reply
- some people think it's all in my head. Well it's not. It's the real thing .I drop things I can't turn knobs open jar's turn car key's you name it and I can't do it after 4pm. Meds help in the am and in ...
