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There are many different potential causes for joint pain and these include infection, accidents, crystals in the joint, inflammation and articular cartilage damage. The clinical history and joint exam...
Reiter's syndrome is another name for reactive arthritis, although the latter is being used more commonly now. Genitourinary infections with organisms such as Chlamydia and gastrointestinal infections...
Management Of A Painful Joint " Part Two "
If the pain is judged as coming from the joint in question then certain decisions have to be made as to the causes of this. Inflammatory arthritis is the first category to be considered, with inflamma...
A normal joint exhibits accessory movements which are small sliding and gliding motions inside the joint, occurring during movement but a person is incapable of performing them in isolation. They are ...
The effect on the function of the hip joint of a difference in the length of the legs has been mentioned previously in an article in this series. The longer of the two legs will attempt to keep the he...
The menisci (often called cartilages) and the main joint surfaces of the knee can be made more vulnerable to injury and damage if knee control is not good enough to prevent unplanned joint movements. ...
Mortons Neuroma or Metatarsalgia
Foot pain in the forefoot, which can be an annoying and persistent pain in the frontal foot region, is medically known as metatarsalgia due to the metatarsal region being the main area of pain. Metata...
Injuries to the groin are very frequent in many different sports, typically those where an inward movement of the hip with some force is a common action. This injury is more common in sports such as f...
Fractures of the Plateau of the Tibia
The expansion of the flat upper end of the tibia which makes up the distal half of the knee joint is known as the tibial plateau. The plateau is an essential part of the weight bearing function ...
There are two major classifications of flat foot, congenital flat foot which is often asymptomatic and cannot be classed as a pathology, and acquired flat foot which occurs in adulthood secondar...
The Injured Acromioclavicular Joint – Part One
Sporting and normal activities expose the shoulder joint frequently to injury due to its very large range of motion and limited stability and strength, requiring accurate treatment to restore it to a ...
Chronic Arthritis of Childhood
One of the most frequent chronic diseases of children and the most common rheumatological condition in this group is juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. This is not one disorder but a group of interrelated...
Chronic Arthritis of Childhood – Part Two
When a smaller number of joints are affected (the oligoarticular type) there are four or fewer joints exhibiting arthritic symptoms with the larger joints being preferentially affected. Such children ...
Strengthening the Front Thigh Muscles
The thigh muscles on the front of the thigh, known as the quadriceps, are one of the biggest and most powerful muscle groups in the body and very important functionally. The quadriceps allows us to ge...
Having Your Cruciate Ligament Reconstructed
When you rupture your cruciate ligament it is immediately obvious there is a problem, apart from the “pop” sound or feeling as the structure fails. The knee is painful at once and swells u...
Lumbar Strains, Low Back Strains
While back pain is common in the general populations, lumbosacral strains and sprains do occur in specific activities and sports, with sprains of the musculo-ligamentous complexes the most common caus...
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