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.
Man sitting on sofa holds his chest
Symptoms of Tietze Syndrome
HCP holding person's arm
What Is Asterixis?
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
Candid Portrait of Businessman in Wheelchair on the Move
What Is Quadriparesis?
Dupuytren's contracture of ring finger on woman's palm
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?
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What to Know About Telehealth for Fractures
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?
An orthopedist conducts a telehealth visit with a client
What to Know About Telehealth for Orthopedics
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How to Wrap Your Knee
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What to Know About Myoflex Cream
woman holding knee due to knee pain
Medications for Knee Pain
Man rubbing sore hand
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
Bone pain
Causes and Risk Factors of Bone Diseases
Doctor reviewing S-rays
What You Need to Know About Bone Diseases
Photo of a man holding his foot after running.
What Is Fascia?
Muscle disease
What Are Muscular System Diseases?
Myositis
An Overview of Myositis
Patient checkup
An Overview of Paget's Disease of Bone
Chiropractic adjustment
The Safety of Chiropractic Adjustments
Back Pain. Sport injury.
An Overview of Myalgia
Orthopedist meeting with patient with arm in a sling
What Is an Orthopedist?
MRI scan
What Is an MRI With Contrast?
Scan of a knee
The Role of Joints in Your Body
A runner with an injured leg sitting in the road
Torn Ligament Overview
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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.
Normal Function of Tendons Versus Abnormalities
A woman during an ultrasound check up
Overview of Schwartz-Jampel Syndrome
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The Musculoskeletal System and Disease
Man concerned about pain in his armpit
What Causes Armpit Pain?
woman with shoulder pain
Overview of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
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Orthopedic Problems in Pregnancy
XRay
What Is an X-Ray?
Injured soccer player getting her ankle checked by her coach
5 Unnecessary Orthopedic Tests
Knee arthroscopy
Risks of Knee Arthroscopy
Woman going into an MRI
How an MRI Machine Works for Orthopedics
an athlete running on sidewalk
The Anatomy of the Lower Leg Muscles
a runner holding his Achilles tendon
How Inflammation of Tendons Can Cause Tendonitis
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Can You Really Be Double-Jointed?
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What Is a Sports Massage For?
orthopedist applying shoulder tape
An Overview of Orthopedic Surgery
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Your Home Office and Your Health
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Swelling (Edema)