Question 1

what is degenerative joint diseases like?

Accepted Answer

TMD/TMJ: Tmj stands for temporomandibular joint. It is the joint that connects the lower jaw to the base of the skull at two areas or joints. It sometimes refers to conditions that involve this anatomical area that today are referred to as tmd, temporomandibular disorders, a group of various degenerative conditions involving the breakdown of any, some or all of the differing tissues of the tmj.

Question 2

what are some common bone or joint diseases?

Accepted Answer

Arthritis: Gout, rheumatoid, many others.

Question 3

what does degenerative joint diseases in the hands and fingers look like?

Accepted Answer

See the picture: There are small nodes on each side of the jiont called hebreden node.

Question 4

how do you know you are double jointed, and is it a disorder?

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Hyperlax = flexible: Double jointed usually describes someone with what we call hyperlaxity (hyper flexible). If the increased laxity becomes problematic, the laxity is referred to as patholaxity. A common example would be if ones hyperlax shoulder suddenly began to slip out of joint (subluxate or dislocate) with little or no trauma. Mere , therefore, is not necessarily a disorder at all.

Question 5

what disease causes inflamed joints?

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Inflamed joints: There are many types of inflammatory arthropathies. The most common one you may have heard of is rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis can also cause an inflamed, swollen joint.

Question 6

will i get any medicine for pain when i go for the analysis of joint fluid?

Accepted Answer

Local anesthetic: For joint fluid, a needle is placed into the joint. Depnding on which joint and the technique used, the may choose to use local anesthetic, or in some cases, topical anesthestics, to decrease pain.  But local anesthetic requires an injection also.

Question 7

with tmj disorder, during recovery will the joint heal back in right place?

Accepted Answer

It depends: Are you having surgery?  The tm joint is a very complex joint.  Typically, if you are having surgery, the joint will not heal out of place.  You may have a slight alteration in your bite afterwards that could be permanent, but this depends on your individual situation.

Question 8

i am newly diagnosed with ra. can this disease cause pain not just in the joints but throughout the body?

Accepted Answer

Yes: New onset rheumatoid arthritis can cause morning stiffness, joint pain and swelling, muscle pain and weakness, and a feeling like having the flu.  With good treatment this can be better in a week or two.

Question 9

what are degenerative joint disease?

Accepted Answer

Osteoarthitis: The terms  "osteoarthritis" , "osteoarthrosis" and "degenerative joint disease"(djd) are used interchangeably. They all refer to age-related joint deterioration. Factors which may predispose to DJD include genetic predisposition, previous injury to the affected joint and probably environmental exposure (occupation, etc)."disease" is considered by many to be a misnomer.

Question 10

what are the effects of degenerative joint disease?

Accepted Answer

Cartilage Breakdown: The hallmark feature of DJD is cartilage breakdown.  This may be associated with joint stiffness, pain, joint deformity, changes in the adjacent bone (cysts and bone spurs) and inflammation of the joint.  All of these taken together provide a picture of arthritis.

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