For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
Groin muscle strains -- sometimes called pulled muscles -- are painful injuries, caused by forceful movements of your leg, such as stepping off a curb while off balance or falling with your leg stretched out to the side. Female athletes whose sports require running, jumping and kicking are prone to these injuries.
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The hip joint is a stable ball-and-socket joint. Dislocations of this joint rarely occur without other injuries, such as a broken thigh bone or pelvis. These injuries are typically caused by high-impact trauma such as a car or bike accident or a fall from a significant height.
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The hip is a ball and socket joint and is susceptible to fractures. These bone injuries typically affect older people and commonly result from a fall. Hip fractures also occur in the younger population due to trauma, such as a motor vehicle accident or a fall from a high surface.
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Your buttocks have several layers of muscle. These muscles primarily move your hip joint, and straining them can literally be a pain in the butt. These strains typically occur on one side of the body when a muscle is overstretched or overworked.
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Ligaments hold bones together throughout your body. If you've ever twisted your ankle, you know what it feels like to damage ankle ligaments. These common injuries, known as ankle sprains, most frequently affect the ligaments on the outside of the ankle.
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Bone bruises are painful and often make daily activities difficult. Bleeding inside a bone -- damage to the bone marrow or the innermost layer of a bone -- may be classified as a bone bruise.
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Bone spurs do not always require treatment, and you may not even know you have them. Sometimes, however, they can injure the rotator cuff tendons that move your shoulder -- causing pain, swelling, inflammation or tears in the tendons. Spurs may develop with arthritis and aging, trauma or repeated overuse of your arm.
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Knee sprains can occur during sports activities or may result from trauma, such as a fall. Sprains affect the ligaments that hold your bones together. The cartilage that provides padding between the bones in your knee is also sometimes injured.
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Muscle strains cause tiny tears in your muscle fibers. These injuries typically occur when a muscle is overstretched.
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The biceps muscle at the front of your upper arm rotates your forearm into a palm-up position and assists with elbow bending and lifting your arm forward. The tendons that attach this muscle to your shoulder and forearm can tear, requiring surgery.
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Many different diseases cause hand and finger pain. Carpal tunnel syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis are common diseases that affect your hands, but they are distinctly different conditions.
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Finger numbness can significantly affect your ability to perform daily tasks. Normal sensation allows you to type without looking at your fingers, and prevents you from burning yourself or touching a sharp object.
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Your spine is made up of a column of bones stacked on top of each other. Discs provide cushioning between each of these bones. Sometimes discs may bulge -- move out of place -- and put pressure on nerves that exit your spine. Symptoms are specific to the level of the bulge.
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Pain from a pinched nerve can make daily activities difficult. Shoulder exercises can decrease pressure on a pinched nerve.
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Knee pain can significantly affect your ability to move around, particularly when you need to climb stairs. Pain in the front of your knee is typically related to your patellofemoral joint, where your kneecap sits in front of your thigh bone. Stair climbing increases compression at this joint. "
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Ankle sprains are a common injury, particularly among people who play sports. According to a study published in March 2015 by the "World Journal of Orthopedics," approximately 2 million ankle sprains occur each year in the United States.
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Anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, injuries affect hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. every year. Because this ligament is key to the stability of your knee joint, surgery is frequently required to repair severe ACL tears.
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Neck and shoulder muscles can carry a lot of tension. This tension is a chronic problem for many people, causing discomfort and limited movement in the affected areas. Certain actions can reduce neck and shoulder tension and potentially eliminate the underlying cause.
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Bone spurs can develop in your shoulder joint due to aging or after an injury. These spurs can cause significant pain and limit movement by damaging tendons that move your shoulder. If this damage is severe or your pain cannot be relieved with conservative treatment, you may need surgery.
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The carpal tunnel is a narrow pathway on the palm side of the wrist, through which the median nerve travels. This nerve can be compressed within the tunnel by overuse of your wrist and fingers or by trauma to your hand. Nerve compression can lead to pain, numbness, tingling and weakness.
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