What are different orthopedic conditions?

Orthopedic is the medical field of treatment of the musculoskeletal. The musculoskeletal system includes; bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, cartilage, tendons, and nerves. Orthopedic physicians treat everybody irrespective of your age. Generally continual pain, rheumatic conditions, musculoskeletal injuries and arthritis, each is part of the big umbrella orthopedics.

Well, there are a number of general orthopedics and other specialized doctors in specific portions of the anatomy or certain disease. Many a time, the person keeps on wondering if he/she must visit a general healthcare specialist or see an orthopedic specialist.

At any given point of time in your life, if you experience anything concerned with muscles, ligament and joints you must consider visiting an orthopedic. Common orthopedic disorders are; injuries, ailments, or diseases that lead to cause knee problems, whiplash (injury to the neck), dislocated shoulder, foot pain, torn cartilages, and fibromyalgia (pertaining to arthritis). However, these are only a few of the known orthopedic disorders, there are as many treatments for orthopedic disorders as there are problems and injuries in the muscles, ligaments and joints.

Common Orthopedic condition

There is a wide range of orthopedic problems in human; hence it is impossible to list down all of them. However, there are a few common disorders and you will probably experience one or several of them at some point of time in your life.

Here are the common orthopedic conditions;

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury - An Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury is the over-stretching or tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee. A tear may be partial or complete. ACL is one of the key ligaments that help stabilize your knee joint. It connects your thighbone (femur) to your shinbone (tibia). It's most likely to torn during sports that involve sudden stops and changes in direction — such as soccer, basketball, volleyball, and tennis. A tear in the ACL can lead the knee to lose its stability and feel like it is unable to support the body's weight.

Bursitis - Bursitis and tendinitis are common conditions characterized by painful inflammation around the muscles and bones, and most often occurring in the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, or ankle. A bursa is a small, fluid-filled sac that acts as a cushion between a bone and other moving parts, such as muscles, tendons, or skin. It commonly occurs when a bursa becomes inflamed. People get bursitis by overusing a joint or due to an injury. An individual suffering from bursitis will experience stiffness of joints, swelling, and pain.

Meniscus injuries - The meniscus is the cartilage in the knee that acts as a shock absorber and stabilizer. A wedge-shaped, rubbery cushion in the form of the letter “C”, the menisci helps transfer body-weight evenly across the knee joint. Damage to the meniscus often happens during a ligament tear. A torn meniscus commonly causes pain, swelling and stiffness.

Arthritis - Even though the term "arthritis" means joint inflammation, it is used to describe around 200 rheumatic diseases and conditions that affect joints, the tissues that surround the joint and other connective tissues. Ageing, injuries, overuse or infection are some of the common reasons causing Arthritis.  Osteoarthritis is a commonly occurring condition in arthritis, it occurs when the cartilage is slowly destroyed. Arthritis may lead to become a chronic disease.

Fracture - A fracture can be described as a partial or complete break in the bone. Even though there are different causes and types of fractures some of the common symptoms includes, swelling and bruising. It is most likely to happen because of car accidents, falls, ports injuries, low bone density and osteoporosis (weakening of the bones). Overuse or stress can also lead to cause stress fractures, which are very small cracks or hairline fracture in the bone.

Osteoporosis - Osteoporosis is a bone disease that, as it progresses, becomes more severe, causing bones to become fragile and brittle. Under such conditions your bones become fragile and break easily, especially the bones in the hip, spine, and wrist. Osteoporosis can develop over time with no symptoms until a fracture occurs or tests show low bone mineral density. This usually occurs due to ageing or lack of calcium intake.

There are some of the common orthopedic conditions suffered by the people. These health conditions show huge impact on our lives and thus it is important to take appropriate preventive measures to protect our body from any harm.

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