Joint pain, Orthopedics FAQ - Page 7

I have had knee pain for a month. Should I see a doctor? Hello Doctor: At the end of June, I slipped and my knee hit the floor hard. I felt at that moment that it was serious. Indeed, it has been over a month since the injury, and I have been using topical analgesics for joint pa...

Joint Pain & Glucosamine Due to joint pain, I went to the hospital for an ultrasound, and the doctor mentioned that there is fluid accumulation in my knee joint. An X-ray also revealed that the cartilage in my knee is worn down. Since I have not experienced any significant in...

Every morning, I experience swelling and pain in the joints of my fingers and toes, but it improves immediately after soaking them in hot water? Hello, Dr. Lin! Every morning when I wake up, the joints in my fingers feel very swollen (numb) and painful (unable to touch). The firs...

Knee joint pain Hello, I am 29 years old and female. I have been experiencing knee pain that is not consistent between my left and right legs. I have visited a major hospital for blood tests, and the doctor said everything was normal, so I was prescribed anti-inflammatory medicat...

Unexplained pain (swelling) in the finger joints? Hello Dr. Wang: I recently discovered unexplained swelling and pain in my finger. Health check results showed elevated uric acid levels and triglycerides exceeding 1500. There are no abnormalities in other areas. I often feel fati...

Unexplained bruising around the knee joint and pain in the ankle joint? Hello, Doctor: I have been learning Japanese dance, and I want to avoid any knee issues that could prevent me from dancing in the future. However, my knees have been feeling off for a long time, so I came to ...

Finger pain Hello, doctor... I would like to ask... if the joints in my finger are painful and cannot bend... usually the finger is stiff, causing pain when trying to bend it, and bending is accompanied by pain... and it happens to one finger at a time... then after a while it sw...

Osteoporosis Hello, I am a patient who is allergic to seafood and shellfish. Over the past few years, I have been drinking coffee and tea frequently, almost replacing water, and during this time, I have felt some discomfort in my bones. It may also be due to my poor sitting postu...

Pain in the joints of the fingers and toes? Last year, while in mainland China, I experienced a fever accompanied by widespread joint pain that was so severe I couldn't even get out of bed. After two weeks, the fever subsided, but upon returning to Taiwan, I continued to hav...

Hip joint pain? Doctor, I was in a car accident and my ankle bone is fractured. Additionally, my hip joint experiences pain at certain angles and makes a cracking sound during movement. It has been like this for six months. A doctor mentioned that it might be due to cartilage det...

Hip fascia fibrosis Hello, Doctor Shi: I have been suffering from hip joint pain for the past five to six years, especially after exercising or mopping the floor. Last week, I went to an orthopedic clinic for an X-ray examination, and the doctor diagnosed me with hip muscle fasci...

Pain in the joints of the palm? Hello Doctor: For the past two weeks, I have been experiencing gradual pain in the joint connecting my left ring finger and palm, which starts in the evening. As time goes on, the pain intensifies, making it difficult to straighten my ring finger. ...

Joint redness, swelling, and pain? Hello, my joints often hurt for no reason. Usually, the painful areas become red and warm, mostly affecting my knee joints, as well as my wrists and elbows. Sometimes, the joints in my fingers also hurt, and I experience swelling in my fingers o...

To undergo surgery or not? Hello, doctor. I am 26 years old and have been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis for 10 years. My condition has been manageable with medication, but I have been experiencing persistent pain in my right knee. Currently, I find it very difficult to walk...

Joint pain? Dear Doctor, I have some questions I would like to ask you. My boyfriend just enlisted in the military last month and is currently undergoing basic training. However, after just one week of enlistment, he mentioned that his knee was very painful, making it difficult ...

Shoulder joint calcification Dear Doctor, In July of this year, my mother visited an orthopedic department at a medical center in Taipei due to shoulder joint pain. After X-ray and ultrasound examinations, she was informed that there was a calcified protrusion formed between the...

Joint pain in the limbs..? I have been experiencing foot pain for the past month. Initially, it was pain in both knees, but then the pain spread to the soles of my feet, and sometimes my calves and thighs hurt as well. Now, even my hip joints and fingers hurt, with different area...

Knee joint swelling due to a car accident? Hello Doctor: I was in a car accident on August 20 and injured the inner side of my left knee. Currently, there is still an abrasion on my knee, which is covered with artificial skin, and the knee is swollen. I am unable to stand straigh...

Pain and discomfort in the hands, feet, and knee joints? Symptoms: My hands and feet, as well as my knee joints, feel somewhat achy, especially the foot joints. I experience pain in one or two fingers when pressure is applied to the hand joints, and my fingers feel numb after hol...

Bone aging Hello, Director. I would like to ask about my mother, who is 63 years old. She is experiencing pain due to age-related joint degeneration, particularly in her feet. Would taking the currently advertised supplements like "維骨力" (Weiguli) or "你滋美得" (Nu...