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Arthritis
The leading cause of joint-related pain and immobility is arthritis, and joint replacement surgery has become a successful solution for many sufferers! During surgery, damaged parts of the joint are resurfaced or replaced with plastic or metal parts. There are risks involved, but better than 95% of all replacement surgeries are successful and remain effective up to and beyond 15 years, allowing the patient to resume an active, pain-free lifestyle.
Bursitis
Bursitis is the inflammation of a bursa, one of the hundreds of airtight tissue sacs which serve to eliminate friction where muscles and tendons meet. When the bursa becomes swollen and inflamed, it loses its fluid "gliding" function, and becomes more irritated and rough when moved, causing pain. Bursitis is typically caused by repetitive movement or prolonged pressure, but physical trauma or conditions like rheumatoid arthritis can cause it as well. If an inflamed bursa happens to be close to the skin, there is a risk of infection.
Carpa l Tunnel Syndrome
The carpal tunnel is comprised of inflexible wrist bones and fibrous tissue. Traveling through the tunnel is the median nerve, which originates at the spinal cord and continues down the arm and into the wrist, along with tendons that attach to your fingers. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome occurs when pressure inside the tunnel pinches or compresses the median nerve, causing it to function improperly. Symptoms usually include wrist and hand pain, tingling, or numbness. In many cases, the pain travels up the arm, and is often worse at night. CTS is most often found in people over age 40, and is usually associated with activities involving the wrist, including prolonged computer keyboard work.
Osteoarthritis
While the causes are not entirely clear or consistent, osteoarthritis-the most common form of arthritis-is experienced by the sufferer as pain, swelling, and stiffness of joints, and usually worsens progressively over time. Most often found in the hips and knees, osteoarthritis affects the entire joint, causing bone damage, bone spur formation and soft-tissue inflammation. Cartilage loss also occurs, causing the lining of the joint to wear thin and become painfully inflamed. The condition tends to affect older adults, but people in their 40s and 50s can experience it as well, while still others never suffer joint problems at all.
Rotator Cuff Tear
The rotator cuff is comprised of four muscles which attach to the shoulder blade and wrap around the front, back, and top of the shoulder joint. These muscles stabilize the joint and guide the shoulder through a wide variety of motions. A rotator cuff injury most often occurs because of repetitive overuse-such as a baseball pitcher's overhand throwing motion-or trauma, usually seen in younger patients. The muscles and tendons of the rotator cuff also lose elasticity with age, and are therefore more susceptible to injury later in life. The most common symptoms of a rotator cuff tear are pain and significant loss of shoulder motion.
Tendonitis
The tendon is the part of a muscle that directly attaches to a bone. Where the muscle tissueis elastic, a tendon's is more stiff and hard, making it stronger, but also making it moresusceptible to tearing. Excessive repetitive movement can cause a tendon to tighten,which then leads to the torn fibers. This tearing produces inflammation and irritation, known as tendonitis. The most common areas of tendon inflammation are the wrist, shoulder (including the rotator cuff), biceps, leg, knee, ankle, hip, Achilles and elbow (a.k.a. "tenniselbow"). Symptoms range from an aching or stiffness in the area of the tendon to a burning in the vicinity of the joint around the tendon.
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