Quick Facts: Bone, Joint, and Muscle Disorders
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Symptoms of Musculoskeletal DisordersJoints are places in your body where two bones come together, such as your wrists, elbows, shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles.
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Neck and Low Back PainThe lower (lumbar) spine allows your body to turn, twist, and bend. It also gives strength for standing, walking, and lifting. The lower back is involved in almost all movement. Pain in the lower back is very common.
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Joint DisordersArthritis is a group of diseases that makes your joints hurt, swell up, and turn red. There are many different types of arthritis.
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Vasculitic DisordersArteries are blood vessels that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body. Arteritis is inflammation of your arteries. Blood vessel inflammation in general is called vasculitis.
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Muscle, Bursa, and Tendon DisordersA bursa is a small sac filled with fluid. You have many bursae (the plural of bursa). Bursae cushion your muscles, tendons, and ligaments around joints and keep them from rubbing against each other.
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Paget Disease of BoneBones are constantly breaking down and rebuilding, a process known as remodeling. In this process, old bone tissue is gradually replaced by new bone tissue.
