Orthopedics covers many of your joint, muscle, and nerve pains. Explore how to get treatment for broken bones, strained muscles, and more painful conditions that warrant a visit to the doctor.
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Charley Horse: Everything You Need to Know
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What Could Be Causing My Musculoskeletal Pain?
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How Long Do the Effects of Cyclobenzaprine Last?
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Lidocaine Patch for Back Pain: What to Know
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Average Height for Men In America and Around the World
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Common Medications for Lower Back Pain Relief
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Rolfing Massage: An Alternative for Stress and Pain
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What Do Hip Dips (Violin Hips) Look Like, and Can You Get Rid of Them?
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Claw Hand Deformity: What Happens to the Ulnar Nerve?
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Compression Gloves for Conditions With Hand Pain Symptoms
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Runner’s Knee: Recovering From Acute or Severe Symptoms
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Are Fingers Locking Up Straight Without Pain a Symptom of Trigger Finger?
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Dislocated Elbow Injury: When Can You Get Back to Normal?
Woman with hand and wrist pain
Why Your Fingers Lock Up: A List of Different Causes
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Rheumatism: Characteristics of a Group of Diseases
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How a Stress Fracture in the Foot Feels
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What Does Muscular Endurance Mean? 5 Workouts
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How Many Steps Make 1 Mile?
Three people sitting on a workout mat after a CrossFit workout.
What Is CrossFit, and How Beginner-Friendly Is It?
A person stretches their leg on a desk in an office to address muscle rigidity
Is Muscle Rigidity Causing Your Muscle Pain?
Man moving goods in a warehouse
Are You at Risk for a Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorder?
A man is in a warm up session in a gymnasium holding his ankle as he's stretching and warming up for a game of basketball.
Why Is My Ankle Popping?
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Why Hamstrings Get So Tight: 5 Causes
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Treating Knee Synovitis Swelling and Pain
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Why Is Flexibility Important?
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Motrin vs. Advil
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What Is Sarcopenia?
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Healing a Sprained Wrist
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What Is Facet Hypertrophy?
Worried young man with broken leg in plaster cast lying down on sofa at home.
Spiral Fracture Injury: What's Serious?
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Symptoms of Tietze Syndrome
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Beta-Alanine: Uses and Nutrition
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What Is Asterixis?
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Scoliosis Check: When and How You Should Screen
Dr. Riteesha Reddy
Bone Health Should Not Be an Afterthought
An older woman speaking to her healthcare provider about osteoporosis.
Does a Bone Density Test Show Arthritis?
Woman holding knee after jogging.
Does CBD Help With Joint Pain?
A young woman in a wheelchair plays pickleball with her friend.
What Is Recreational Therapy?
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Massage Therapy: What You Should Know
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What’s Causing Your Muscle Twitch and How to Treat It
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What Is Quadriparesis?
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Causes and Treatments for Muscle Contracture
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What Is Paresis?
Mother in wheelchair whit her children spending time outdoors
What Is Quadriplegia?
Coping With Knee Cartilage Loss: Untied Shoe (Limit high impact repetitive activities), healthy food (eat a. healthy diet of whole, natural foods), hands holding (connect with others for social support), a knee and leg on top of a pillow (rest your knee), a moon (get 7-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep nightly), a weight and water (exercise and stay hydrated)
What to Do When You Have No Cartilage in Your Knee
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What Is Neck Crepitus?
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How to Wrap Your Knee
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What to Know About Myoflex Cream
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Medications for Knee Pain
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How Hand Pain Is Treated
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Chondromalacia Exercises to Relieve Knee Pain
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Topical Relief for Muscle Pain
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How to Keep Your Knees Healthy
A woman receives knee pain treatment.
Natural Remedies for Knee Pain
A healthcare provider's waiting room with empty chairs (What Causes Hand and Foot Pain?)
Causes of Hand and Foot Pain
Carpal Tunnel Massage Techniques and Exercises
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How To Relieve Hip Pain
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How to Sleep With Piriformis Syndrome
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Are Squats Bad for Your Knees?
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The Anatomy of the Clavicle