Degenerative Disorders
This type of arthritis involves slow, progressive degeneration of cartilage within a joint
What is Osteoarthritis?
The most commonly torn ligament in the knee.
What is Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)?
Tick borne disease that is most cases presents with bull's eye rash
This bone disease is the most common cause of vertebral compression fractures.
What is Osteoporosis?
Symptoms of this disease include burning, numbness, tingling, pain from light touch.
What is Peripheral Neuropathy?
Back & neck pain are the most common regions for this disease process to occur.
An injury seen in athletes caused by rotating on a planted foot or a hit to the knee from the outside
What is Meniscus Tear?
If a patient has a diagnosis of gout, you may see this medication prescribed.
What is Colchicine?
Patients with osteoporosis are encouraged to increase diet intake rich in these two components.
This autoimmune disease affects the Central Nervous System.
What is Multiple Sclerosis?
Signs & symptoms of receding gum line, decreased grip strength, change in posture, fractures cause by minor accidents are associated with this bone disease.
What is Osteoporosis?
Injury commonly seen in overhead laborers, baseball pitchers, weight lifters/pressing.
What is Rotator Cuff Tendonitis?
What is Rheumatic fever?
While estrogen is used to prevent osteoporosis, this disease process is now increased.
What is Breast Cancer?
This autoimmune disorder affects the muscles, causing auto-antibodies to destroy receptors and prevent the muscle from contracting.
What is Myasthenia Gravis?
Tendinosis in severe cases can cause tendon rupture to occur, particularly more frequently in this tendon.
What is Achilles?
Skiing injuries see a high volume of this type of ligament tear.
What is Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL)?
Autoimmune disease that creates antigens that attack tissues within the body.
What is Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)?
Kidney stones are a common complication of this disorder of the endocrine system.
What is Hyperparathyroidism? (too much parathyroid hormone in blood = too much calcium)
This inherited genetic disorder can mutations that affect peripheral nerve function, and can impair movement & sensation.
What is Charcot - Marie - Tooth Disease?
Disease caused by pathological bone remodeling.
What is Paget's?
Injury commonly seen in throwers (baseball or track & field) due to the force behind the throwing motion.
What is Ulnar Collateral Ligament Sprain (UCL)?
Chronic inflammatory condition with unknown etiology.
What is Fibromyalgia?
Signs and symptoms of this disease include: weakness in facial muscles, weakness in limb/hand muscles, slow relaxation of a muscle following normal muscle contraction.