After surgery on a broken bone
The operation holds the broken ends in line with metal — a plate, screws, a rod or wires — while the bone heals itself.
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When this applies to you
After your knee replacement
The operation gives you a new joint. · Sheet 66
Ankylosing spondylitis
Back pain and stiffness in a young adult that is WORSE after rest and BETTER with movement. · Sheet 05
Frozen shoulder
The shoulder becomes stiff and painful, and then slowly frees again. · Sheet 10
Gout
A joint that becomes severely painful, red, hot and swollen over a few hours — most often the big toe, but it can be any joint. · Sheet 51
Hip arthritis
Pain felt in the GROIN and the front of the thigh, with stiffness putting on socks and shoes. · Sheet 33
Low back pain
Most back pain comes from muscles and joints, not from damage to the spine. · Sheet 02
Meniscal (cartilage) tear
The meniscus is the shock absorber inside the knee. · Sheet 37
Neck pain
Most neck pain comes from muscles and joints. · Sheet 01
Neck pain after a road accident
Neck pain and stiffness that begin in the hours or days after a car or two-wheeler accident. · Sheet 01
Pain on the inner side of the knee
This pain comes from a small cushion just below and inside the knee, not from the joint itself. · Sheet 30
Rotator cuff pain
Pain when lifting the arm, reaching behind, or lying on that side at night. · Sheet 11
Spinal stenosis
The space around the nerves in the lower back narrows with age. · Sheet 04
Swelling at the front of the kneecap
The swelling in front of the kneecap sits between the skin and the bone, not inside the joint. · Sheet 30
Swelling at the point of the elbow
The swelling at the point of the elbow sits on top of the bone, not inside the joint.
Swelling behind the knee
A swelling behind the knee is usually the knee's own fluid in a natural pouch. · Sheet 30
An injection into the joint
Almost everybody is frightened of this one.
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