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Orthopedics

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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Soma (Carisoprodol) Oral: Uses, Side Effects, Dosages
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Muscle Twitch: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention
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What Is Quadriparesis?
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Muscle Contracture: Causes and Treatment for Muscle Stiffness
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What Is Paresis?
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What Is Quadriplegia?
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What to Know About Telehealth for Fractures
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Treatments for Loss of Cartilage in Knee
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What Is Neck Crepitus?
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Telehealth for Orthopedics: What You Need to Know
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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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Treating Chondromalacia: Exercises to Relieve Knee Pain
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Topical Relief for Muscle Pain
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How Can I Keep My Knees Healthy?
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Natural Remedies for Chronic Knee Pain
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Hand and Foot Pain: Causes and Treatments
Massage Techniques for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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How to Relieve Hip Pain
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Sleep Tips for Piriformis Syndrome: Mattress, Position, and More
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Are Squats Bad for Your Knees?
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Clavicle: Anatomy, Function, and Treatment
Bone pain
Causes and Risk Factors of Bone Diseases
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Everything to Know About Bone Diseases
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Fascia: The Collagen That Binds Us Together
Muscle disease
Muscular System Diseases and How They Affect Muscles
Myositis
Everything You Need to Know About Myositis
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An Overview of Paget's Disease of Bone
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The Risks and Benefits of Spinal Manipulation
Back Pain. Sport injury.
What Is Myalgia?
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Orthopedist: Expertise, Specialities, and Training
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Is an MRI Scan With Contrast Safe?
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The Role of Joints in Your Body
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Common Ligament Tears and How They Are Treated
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Effects of Smoking Cigarettes on Musculoskeletal Health
Achilles muscle injury on running outdoors. Senior man holding knee by hands and suffering with pain. Sprain ligament.
A Look at Normal and Abnormal Function of Tendons
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How Schwartz-Jampel Syndrome Causes Abnormalities of Skeletal Muscles
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What You Should Know About the Musculoskeletal System
Man concerned about pain in his armpit
What are the Causes of Armpit Pain?
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This Cause of Shoulder and Arm Pain Is Very Unusual
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6 Common Orthopedic Problems in Pregnant Women
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What to Expect If You Need to Have an X-Ray
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5 Tests You Don't Need Done
Knee arthroscopy
Here's What Can Go Wrong During a Knee Arthroscopy
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What Should You Expect From an MRI?
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Get to Know the Anatomy of the Lower Leg Muscles
a runner holding his Achilles tendon
Find out How Inflammation of Your Tendons Can Cause Tendonitis
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Do Double-Jointed People Really Have Extra Joints?
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The Benefits of Sports Massage
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What Orthopedic Surgery Is All About
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How to Keep Your Body Healthy in Your Home Office
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What Is Causing Your Thigh Pain, and What Should You Do About It?
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When ACL Tears Occur in Middle-Aged and Older Athletes
hand pain
Causes of Hand Pain and Treatment Options
Peripheral Cyanosis
What You Need to Know About Peripheral Cyanosis
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Do You Need Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy?
Arm pain
Why Is My Arm Hurting?
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How to Determine If You Might Benefit From In-Home Physical Therapy