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Bones, joints and muscles

Aarskog Syndrome

Abatacept for rheumatoid arthritis

Acanthocheilonemiasis

Acetaminophen for low back pain

Acetaminophen for osteoarthritis

Achilles Tendon Problems

Achilles tendon rupture: Should I have surgery?

Achondrogenesis

ACL injury: Exercises to do before treatment

ACL injury: Should I have knee surgery?

Acrodysostosis

Adalimumab

Adams Oliver Syndrome

Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Alkaline Phosphatase

Alkaptonuria

Allopurinol for gout

Ameloblastic Carcinoma

Ameloblastoma

Anabolic Steroid Abuse

Anakinra for rheumatoid arthritis

Anesthetic or corticosteroid injections for low back pain

Ankle Sprain

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery

Anticholinergic medicines for cerebral palsy

Anticonvulsants for cerebral palsy

Anticonvulsants for chronic low back pain

Anticonvulsants for chronic pain

Anticonvulsants for restless legs syndrome

Antimalarial drugs for rheumatoid arthritis

Antispasmodics (muscle relaxants) for cerebral palsy

Antley Bixler Syndrome

Apert Syndrome

Arm Injuries

Arm Problems, Noninjury

Arthritis, Infectious

Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid

Arthritis, Psoriatic

Arthritis: Managing rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis: Should I have knee replacement surgery?

Arthritis: Should I have shoulder replacement surgery?

Arthrogram (Joint X-ray)

Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita

Arthroplasty for rheumatoid arthritis

Arthroscopy

Arthroscopy for rheumatoid arthritis

Arthroscopy for TM disorders

Assistive Devices and Orthotics

Azathioprine for rheumatoid arthritis

Back Problems and Injuries

Back problems: Proper lifting

Baker's Cyst

Baller Gerold Syndrome

Bannayan Riley Ruvalcaba Syndrome

Bardet Biedl Syndrome

Beals Syndrome

Benzodiazepines for restless legs syndrome

Bev's Story: Coping With Arthritis

Bisphosphonates for Paget's disease of bone

Bladder Exstrophy-Epispadias-Cloacal Exstrophy Complex

Bone Biopsy

Bone Scan

Bone Spur

Brace (orthotic) treatment for scoliosis

Broken Collarbone (Clavicle)

Broken Nose (Nasal Fracture)

Broken Toe

Brucellosis

Bunion surgery

Bunions

Bunions: Should I have surgery?

Bursitis

Calcitonin for Paget's disease of bone

Calluses and Corns

Campomelic Syndrome

Camurati-Engelmann Disease

Cancer: Home Treatment for Fatigue

Capsaicin

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpenter Syndrome

Cast and Splint Care Tips

Catel Manzke Syndrome

Caudal Regression Syndrome

Central Core Disease

Cerebro Oculo Facio Skeletal Syndrome

Cerebrocostomandibular Syndrome

Cervical spinal fusion

Cervical Spinal Stenosis

Cervical Teratoma

Chemonucleolysis for herniated disc

Chikungunya

Chordoma

Chromosome 18q- Syndrome

Chromosome 9, Partial Monosomy 9p

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip

Cleidocranial Dysplasia

Clubfoot

Clubfoot

Coffin Siris Syndrome

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for pain management

Cohen Syndrome

Colchicine for gout

Collagen Type VI-Related Disorders

Colorado Tick Fever

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel

Computed Tomography (CT) Scan of the Spine

Congenital Muscular Dystrophy

Congenital Torticollis

Conradi Hunermann Syndrome

Coping With Osteoarthritis

Corticosteroid injections for plantar fasciitis

Corticosteroid injections for rotator cuff disorders

Corticosteroids (intra-articular) for osteoarthritis

Corticosteroids for a herniated disc

Corticosteroids for carpal tunnel syndrome

Corticosteroids for gout

Corticosteroids for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Corticosteroids for polymyalgia rheumatica or giant cell arteritis

Corticosteroids for rheumatoid arthritis

Corticosteroids for tennis elbow

Cosmetic Surgery and Procedures

Craniometaphyseal Dysplasia

Craniosynostosis

Craniosynostosis, Primary

Crouzon Syndrome

Cutis Laxa

Cyclobenzaprine for fibromyalgia

Cyclophosphamide for rheumatoid arthritis

Cyclosporine for rheumatoid arthritis

Cytomegalovirus Infection

Danon Disease

De Quervain's Disease

Degenerative Disc Disease

Dengue Fever

Dermatomyositis

Desmoid Tumor

Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis

Discectomy or microdiscectomy for a herniated disc

Distal Myopathy

Dopamine precursors and agonists for restless legs syndrome

Dupuytren's Contracture

Dupuytren's Disease

Dupuytren's disease: Should I have hand surgery?

Dyggve Melchior Clausen Syndrome

Dyschondrosteosis

Dysplasia, Epiphysealis Hemimelica

Dysplasia, Fibrous

Dystrophy, Asphyxiating Thoracic

Dystrophy, Myotonic

Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia Cleft Lip/Palate

Ehlers Danlos Syndrome

Elbow Injuries

Elbow Problems, Noninjury

Electromyogram (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies

Ellis Van Creveld Syndrome

Emergency Care for an Accidental Amputation

Endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome

Eosinophilia Myalgia

Eosinophilic Fasciitis

Epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis

Etanercept for ankylosing spondylitis

Etanercept for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Etanercept for rheumatoid arthritis

Ewing Sarcoma Family of Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Ewing Sarcoma Family of Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Ewing's Sarcoma

Exercise and Fibromyalgia

Exercise and physical therapy for tennis elbow

Exercise for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Extremity X-ray

Face-lift (rhytidectomy)

Facial X-ray

Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy

Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome

Felty Syndrome

Femoral Facial Syndrome

Fetal Hydantoin Syndrome

Fiber Type Disproportion, Congenital

Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP)

Fibromatosis, Congenital Generalized

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia

Filariasis

Finger, Hand, and Wrist Injuries

Finger, Hand, and Wrist Problems, Noninjury

First Aid for a Spinal Injury

Fitness: Increasing core stability

Fitz Hugh Curtis Syndrome

Flatfoot (Pes Planus)

Floating Harbor Syndrome

Foot problems: Finding the right shoes

Fractured Rib

Freeman Sheldon Syndrome

Frontofacionasal Dysplasia

Frozen Shoulder

Fukuyama Type Congenital Muscular Dystrophy

Gait analysis for cerebral palsy

Gallium Scan

Ganglions

Glucosamine and Chondroitin

Gold salts for rheumatoid arthritis

Gordon Syndrome

Gorham's Disease

Gout

Gout: Changing your diet

Greig Cephalopolysyndactyly Syndrome

Growth Delay, Constitutional

Hajdu Cheney Syndrome

Hallermann Streiff Syndrome

Hammer, Claw, and Mallet Toes

Hammer, claw, or mallet toe: Should I have surgery?

Hanhart Syndrome

Hereditary Exostoses, Multiple

Hereditary Hyperphosphatasia

Hiccups, Chronic

Hip dysplasia: Caring for your child in a body (spica) cast

Hip Fracture

Hip replacement surgery

History and physical exam for low back pain

Hormone replacement therapy for osteoporosis

Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis (HGE)

Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (HME)

Hyaluronan injections for osteoarthritis of the knee

Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna

Hypophosphatasia

Hypotonia, Benign Congenital

Improving Sleep When You Have Fibromyalgia

Infliximab for ankylosing spondylitis

Infliximab for rheumatoid arthritis

Inguinal hernia: Should I have surgery now, or should I wait?

Injectable antispasmodic medicines for cerebral palsy

Interactive Tool: Are You at Risk for Osteoporosis?

Interactive Tool: Should I Consider Surgery for My Low Back Problem?

Intradiscal electrothermic therapy (IDET) for low back pain

Jackson-Weiss Syndrome

Jansen Type Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia

Jarcho-Levin Syndrome

Joint Fluid Analysis

Kabuki Syndrome

Kearns Sayre Syndrome

Kennedy Disease

Kienbock Disease

Klippel-Feil Syndrome

Knee replacement surgery

Kohler Disease

Kugelberg Welander Syndrome

Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

Larsen Syndrome

Leflunomide for rheumatoid arthritis

Legg Calve Perthes Disease

Leiomyosarcoma, General

Levy-Yeboa Syndrome

Low Back Pain: Easing Back Into Your Daily Activities

Low back pain: Exercises to reduce pain

Lyme Disease

Maffucci Syndrome

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Knee

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Shoulder

Malaria

Marcus Gunn Phenomenon

Marden Walker Syndrome

Marfan Syndrome

Marshall Smith Syndrome

Maxillofacial Dysostosis

Maxillonasal Dysplasia, Binder Type

McKusick Type Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia

Medical history and physical exam for a herniated disc

Medical history and physical examination for rheumatoid arthritis

Mediterranean Fever, Familial

Melnick Needles Syndrome

Melorheostosis

Meniscectomy for a meniscus tear

Meniscus repair

Meniscus Tear

Meniscus tear: Rehabilitation exercises

Meniscus tear: Should I have a diagnostic test (MRI or arthroscopy)?

Meniscus tear: Should I have surgery?

MERRF Syndrome

Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma

Methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis

Miller Syndrome

Minocycline for rheumatoid arthritis

Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)

Morton's Neuroma

Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia

Muscle relaxants

Muscle relaxants for a herniated disc

Muscle relaxants for neck pain

Muscular Dystrophies, Limb Girdle

Muscular Dystrophy, Becker

Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne

Muscular Dystrophy, Emery Dreifuss

Muscular Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal

Myasthenia Gravis

Myeloma, Multiple

Myopathy, Congenital, Batten Turner Type

Myopathy, Scapuloperoneal

Myositis, Inclusion Body

Myotonia Congenita

Myotubular Myopathy

Narcotic pain relievers for acute neck pain

Neck Pain

Neck Problems and Injuries

Necrotizing Fasciitis

Nemaline Myopathy

Neu Laxova Syndrome

Neuroacanthocytosis

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Neuromyotonia

Nighttime Leg Cramps

Nonprescription Medications for Osteoarthritis

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

Nose Injuries

Occupational Therapy

Oculo-Auriculo-Vertebral Spectrum

Olecranon Bursitis (Popeye Elbow)

Ollier Disease

Open carpal tunnel surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome

Open inguinal hernia repair (herniorrhaphy, hernioplasty)

Open-joint arthroplasty for TM disorders

Opiate pain relievers for low back pain

Opioid analgesics for chronic pain

Opioids for a herniated disc

Opioids for osteoarthritis

Opioids for restless legs syndrome

Opioids for spinal stenosis

Oral-Facial-Digital Syndrome

Orthopedic surgery for cerebral palsy

Osgood Schlatter Condition

OSMED, Homozygous

Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis: Exercising with arthritis

Osteoarthritis: Should I have hip replacement surgery?

Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Osteomyelitis

Osteonecrosis

Osteopathy

Osteopenia

Osteopetrosis

Osteoporosis: Should I take bisphosphonate medicines?

Osteoporosis: Taking calcium

Osteotomy for osteoarthritis

Otopalatodigital Syndrome Type I and II

Pachydermoperiostosis

Pachyonychia Congenita

Paget's Disease

Paget's Disease of Bone

Paraffin Wax for Osteoarthritis

Paramyotonia Congenita

Parathyroid hormone for osteoporosis

Parry Romberg Syndrome

Parsonage Turner Syndrome

Patellar Tracking Disorder

Patellar tracking disorder: Exercises

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Penicillamine for rheumatoid arthritis

Pentalogy of Cantrell

Percutaneous discectomy for a herniated disc

Periodic Limb Movement Disorder

Pfeiffer syndrome

Phalangeal head resection (arthroplasty) for toe joint deformities

Phantom Limb Pain and Chronic Pain

Phocomelia Syndrome

Phosphate in Urine

Physical exam and history for osteoarthritis

Physical exam for carpal tunnel syndrome

Physical exam for plantar fasciitis

Physical exam for rotator cuff disorders

Physical exam for tennis elbow

Physical examination of the knee

Physical rehabilitation for ACL injuries

Physical therapy for TM disorders

Pierre Robin Sequence

Pinched Nerve In or Near the Elbow

Plantar fascia release

Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis: Exercises to relieve pain

Plantar fasciitis: Should I have surgery for heel pain?

Poland Syndrome

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis

Polymyositis

Post Polio Syndrome

Post-Polio Syndrome

Primary Orthostatic Tremor

Protect Your Back as You Lie Down

Proteus Syndrome

Prune Belly Syndrome

Pseudoachondroplastic Dysplasia

Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum (PXE)

Quick Tips: Exercising Safely With Arthritis

Quick Tips: Setting Goals

Radial Head Subluxation

Relapsing Polychondritis

Repetitive Motion Syndrome

Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation (RICE)

Restless Legs Syndrome

Retroperitoneal Fibrosis

Rheumatic Fever

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rickets, Vitamin D Deficiency

Roberts Syndrome

Roomy Shoes

Rotator Cuff Disorders

Rotator cuff problems: Exercises you can do at home

Rotator cuff problems: Should I have surgery?

Rotator cuff repair

Rothmund Thomson Syndrome

Roussy Levy Syndrome

Sacrococcygeal Teratoma

Saethre Chotzen Syndrome

Salicylic acid for calluses and corns

Sarcoidosis

Scaphoid Fracture of the Wrist

Schinzel Giedion Syndrome

Schinzel Syndrome

Segawa Syndrome

Selective dorsal rhizotomy

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for fibromyalgia

Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) for fibromyalgia

Shin Splints

Shoulder Problems and Injuries

Shoulder replacement surgery

Shoulder Separation

Shoulder SLAP Tear

Simpson Dysmorphia Syndrome

Sirenomelia Sequence

Skull Fracture

Skull X-ray

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

Smith Magenis Syndrome

Spasmodic Torticollis

Spina Bifida

Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain

Spinal fusion (arthrodesis)

Spinal fusion for scoliosis

Spinal X-ray

Spondyloarthropathies

Spondylolisthesis

Sports Hernia

Sprained ankle: Rehabilitation exercises

Sprained ankle: Using a compression wrap

Sprengel Deformity

Stenosis, Spinal

Steve's Story: Coping With Arthritis

Stickler Syndrome

Stress management: Doing progressive muscle relaxation

Stuve-Wiedemann Syndrome

Subacromial smoothing and acromioplasty for rotator cuff disorders

Sulfasalazine for ankylosing spondylitis

Sulfasalazine for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Sulfasalazine for rheumatoid arthritis

Surgery for an Achilles tendon rupture

Surgery for tennis elbow

Sweet Syndrome

Synovectomy for rheumatoid arthritis

Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

Temporomandibular (TM) Disorders

Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJ)

Tendon Injury (Tendinopathy)

Tennis Elbow

Tennis elbow: Should I have surgery?

Tension Headaches

Thrombocytopenia Absent Radius Syndrome

Tietze Syndrome

TM disorder: Should I have surgery for jaw pain?

Toe, Foot, and Ankle Injuries

Toe, Foot, and Ankle Problems, Noninjury

Tremor

Tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants for low back pain

Tricyclic antidepressants for chronic pain

Tricyclic antidepressants for fibromyalgia

Tricyclic antidepressants for neck pain

Tularemia

Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Periodic Syndrome

Umbilical Hernia in Children

Upper and Middle Back Pain

Uricosuric agents for gout

Using a Cane

Using a Walker

Using Crutches

Using Ice and Cold Packs

Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for compression fractures of the spine

Walking as Aerobic Exercise

Wandering Spleen

Weakness and Fatigue

Weill Marchesani Syndrome

Whiplash

Wieacker Syndrome

Women and Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries

Wrist care: Preventing carpal tunnel syndrome

X-Linked Myopathy with Excessive Autophagy

Yellow Fever