Over the past few months I have noticed that my toes feel "tight," almost "crunched" together. They look fine, but I fear this may be the beginning of hammertoes. Is there anything I can do to prevent this?

For the last two years, I have had a swelling of the bursa sac on my knee. The swelling gets worse with moderate exercise. Is there any way to relieve the swelling? Should I be concerned? Could this problem lead to degeneration of the knee?

Is there any link between hypertension and gout attacks?

What is the recommended exercise equipment choice for someone with a bulging disk at L4-L5: a recumbent bike, stair stepper or elliptical trainer?

My husband was recently told there is a connection between psoriasis and back pain. Could you please explain this?

I was recently diagnosed with 2 Tarlov cysts on the S1 section of my back. I get sciatica nerve pain constantly. Meloxicam stops my pain for a few days. But as soon as I stop the medicine, the pain restarts. I read quite a bit about it on internet, but treatments don’t look very hopeful. What do I do now?

I’ve been active in sports my entire life. I had debridement surgery on my right ankle one year ago. It’s still painful. Have there been any medical advances to either replace the cartilage (synthetic or real) or re-grow cartilage?

I fell during skating last year. Since then, I have daily low back pain. I was offered a steroid shot at the ER, but declined it. Should I have gotten the shot? Is this something I should ask for now?

Should an 83-year-old female get cortisone (for bursitis)? Or can this influence memory?

I have heel spurs. The pain is under control, but I worry about this getting worse. What causes heel spurs? Is it caused by ingesting too much calcium? How about a vitamin deficiency?

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