Conditions

The Achilles tendons are thick and powerful bands of fibrous tissue. They…

This arthritis affects a joint at the top of your shoulder. It's…

With this injury, the head of your femur (which is shaped like…

The shoulder is a complex structure made of three separate joints. They…

The spinal column is the body's main support structure. Its thirty-three bones,…

Ligaments are fibrous, elastic bands of tissue that connect and stabilize the…

This injury is a tearing of the ACL ligament in the knee…

This condition is a degeneration of cartilage in the joints at the…

This is a problem with a tendon in your shoulder. Most often,…

This is a problem with a tendon in your elbow. It's called…

This deformity affects the joint at the base of the big toe.…

Pain, numbness and tingling in your hand may be from carpal tunnel…

This is a common shoulder injury. It's a break of the bone…

This is a collapse of vertebral bone. It can affect one or…

This condition, also called "ulnar nerve entrapment," happens to the ulnar nerve…

This condition is a weakening of one or more vertebral discs, which…

With this injury, the head of your femur (which is shaped like…

This term is used to describe foot problems that stem from diabetes.…

This is a swelling of a fluid-filled sac in the back of…

The thigh bone, also called the "femur", is the largest and strongest…

This condition is an abscess that forms within the pad of the…

If you've fractured a finger, you've broken one or more of the…

The flexor tendons of the hand are responsible for flexion of the…

This condition is a break in the heel bone, called the calcaneus,…

This condition, commonly called golfer's elbow, is an inflammation of the tendons…

This condition is a deformity in which a toe bends downward at…

Between the vertebrae of your spine are soft discs. They let your…

With this injury, the head of your femur (which is shaped like…

This is a break of the upper part of your femur. The…

This is a type of arthritis that can affect people of all…

With this injury, the head of your femur (which is shaped like…

This condition is an irritation or compression of one or more nerve…

This condition is an injury to the end of the extensor tendon…

This is an injury of a growth plate on the elbow's inner…

This is a common injury of the knee. Your knee joint is…

Complex networks of nerves travel through your hands and fingers. If you…

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. It develops over time,…

With this injury, the head of your femur (which is shaped like…

Knee pain may keep you from being as active as you like.…

As you get older, your bones may get weaker. This is called…

If you are an athlete, or if you work with your arms…

This is a tear of a large tendon in the front of…

This condition is an inflammation of one or both peroneal tendons, which…

This condition is a tear of the tendon that connects the patella…

This condition involves the radial nerve in your elbow. The radial nerve…

Rheumatoid arthritis (we call it "RA") is a chronic disease. It affects…

The rotator cuff muscles and tendons hold your upper arm bone in…

This is pain you feel in the front of one or both…

The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint. The ball of your upper arm…

This is a painful pinching of soft tissues in your shoulder. It…

This is an infection most often caused by staphylococcus or E. coli…

Your spinal nerves travel through your spinal canal and exit through openings…

Stress fractures are one or more tiny cracks in a bone. These…

This condition, commonly called tennis elbow, is an inflammation of the tendons…

Throwing overhand again and again puts a lot of stress on your…

This is a break of the shinbone. That's the larger of the…

This is an inflammation of a tendon at the back of your…

This minimally-invasive procedure is an injection of bone cement into a vertebra.…

This condition is a stretching or tearing of the volar plate, which…

Lower back pain is a common problem that severely impacts the quality…

When your wrist is bent too far, this can injure bands of…