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Also See - Connective Tissue Disorders - Site Map Part II - For Information on genetic disorders, nutritional deficiencies, nutrition testing, sinus infections, hyaluronic acid, magnesium, migraines, mitral valve prolapse and all non-musculoskeletal topics covered in this site. Recent Site Updates - Site Updates - the Health links page has been consolidated into other pages. |
Connective Tissue Disorder - Musculoskeletal and Orthopedic Conditions |
Hyaluronic Acid
A component of connective tissue whose function is to cushion and lubricate. I suspect that HA abnormalities are a common thread in many connective tissue disorders.
Fibromyalgia
| Fibromyalgia diet - Diet changes I found helpful for long term pain relief. |
Fibromyalgia - Part II - assorted tips for day to day pain prevention. |
Shoulders
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How I Freed Up My Frozen Shoulder - reviews overlooked causes, treatment tips and exercises. For shoulder blades that stick out, see winged scapula. |
What keeps shoulders from popping out of place? - I used to have weird popping sounds from my shoulder joint. Stretches and tips that helped. |
Knees
| Knee Pain - my diagnosis of patella femoral syndrome. |
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Neck Pain
| A personal account - my saga on finding the root cause of my sore neck. | Treatment for a Pain in the Neck - tips I found helpful including yoga, moist heat, and trigger point therapy. |
Bone Health
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Osteopenia Prevention and Treatment - top books for building strong bones. Osteopenia
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Diet Changes for Healthy Bones Osteoporosis Exercise - treatment and prevention tips. |
Pectus Excavatum
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What Causes Pectus Excavatum? - Reviews often overlooked genetic and nutritional factors. Exercises for Pectus Excavatum
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Sciatica
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Natural Pain Relief Therapies - postures, diet changes, Ayurvedic medicine and more. |
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Scoliosis
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Can Diet, Yoga and Exercise Help? Exercises, Books and Tips - Yoga and the Egoscue Method - general info Exercise for Spinal Curvature - How exercise specifically helped my scoliosis. Part II - Stretching, Callanetics and Trigger point Therapy Yoga - specific yoga poses that helped reduce my curves. |
Complications from surgery - What are the real risks versus benefits? Treatment - Alternative Methods What causes it? - reviews the clues from associated conditions. Bracing - a reader letter on why one mother chose alternative treatments over a brace for her daughter with spinal curvature. FAQ About Treatments
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II Physical Therapy - does it work? A picture is worth a thousand words. |
What Helps Swollen Ankles?
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome include numbness, heaviness, swelling, pain and tingling in the arms, shoulder and hands.
Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ)
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TMJ - Diet and Exercise Treatments Exercises, books and tips for TMJ Pain My Saga of TMJ and Jaw Problems - My personal story of temporomandibular joint pain. |
Also see: Creaky Knees, Cracking Necks and Popping Jaws - tips to prevent snap, crackle, pop, crunch and other assorted sounds from your joints. The Cause of Your Jaw Pain - many dentists, doctors and physical therapists simplistically assume that where it hurts is where to treat. That may not be the case. |
Yoga
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Yoga for Back Pain - Book review |
Yoga for Scoliosis - poses that helped my spinal curvature |
Winged
Scapula - Shoulder
blades that stick out
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Recommended Books for Many of the Musculoskeletal and Orthopedic Conditions Listed in this Site |
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