Bones, Joints & Muscles: Overview

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  • Achilles Tendon Problems - Topic Overview

    Article
    01/27/09, Healthwise

    The Achilles tendon connects the calf muscle to the heel bone. It lets you rise up on your toes and push off when you walk or run.

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  • Fibromyalgia - Topic Overview

    Article
    10/30/07, Healthwise

    Fibromyalgia is widespread pain in the muscles and soft tissues above and below the waist and on both sides of the body. Fibromyalgia is a syndrome—a set of symptoms that happen together but do not have a known cause. In this syndrome, th

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  • Temporomandibular (TM) Disorders - Topic Overview

    Article
    01/24/08, Healthwise

    Temporomandibular (TM) disorders is the name given to several problems with jaw movement and pain in and around the jaw joints.

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  • Tennis Elbow - Topic Overview

    Article
    01/28/09, Healthwise

    Tennis elbow is soreness or pain on the outer part of the elbow. It happens when you damage the tendons that connect the muscles of your forearm to your elbow. The pain may spread down your arm to your wrist. If you don't treat the in

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  • Ganglions - Topic Overview

    Article
    09/23/08, Healthwise

    Ganglions are small sacs (cysts) filled with clear, jellylike fluid that often appear as bumps on the hands and wrists. They can also develop on feet, ankles, knees, or shoulders. They are not cancerous. A ganglion can grow out of a j

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  • Broken Collarbone (Clavicle)

    Article
    09/24/07, Healthwise

    The collarbone (clavicle) is one of the main bones of the shoulder joint. It holds the shoulder up and, along with the shoulder blade (scapula) and acromioclavicular (AC) joint, provides stability and strength to the shoulder. The col

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  • What's That Bulge in My Belly?

    Expert Advice
    04/03/09, Johns Hopkins University

    Every few months, a patient comes to see me with concern about a bulge in the middle of their belly that typically occurs only when they're sitting up…

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  • Frozen Shoulder

    Article
    09/24/07, Healthwise

    Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) is stiffness, pain, and limited range of movement in your shoulder that may follow an injury. The tissues around the joint stiffen, scar tissue forms, and shoulder movements become difficult and p

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  • Bunions - Topic Overview

    Article
    03/06/08, Healthwise

    A bunion is a bony bump on the joint at the base of the big toe. As the bump gets bigger, it causes the big toe to turn in toward the second toe. The tissues around the joint may be swollen and tender.

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  • Bursitis - Topic Overview

    Article
    12/17/08, Healthwise

    Bursitis is a painful swelling of a small sac of fluid called a bursa. Bursae (plural of bursa) cushion and lubricate areas where tendons, ligaments, skin, muscles, or bones rub against each other. People who repeat the same movement over

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