Ankle arthritis occurs when the cartilage between your shin bone (tibia) and your top foot bone (talus) wears away. Cartilage is the flexible tissue that cushions your joints and absorbs shock. Loss ...

Since bones, muscles, and joints move together, it can be hard to tell what is causing your pain. Bone pain usually feels deeper, sharper, and more intense than muscle pain. Unless you've pulled a ...

Pain on the outer side of your foot can range from annoying to debilitating. When the stabbing, burning, or aching is severe, it can limit your ability to stand, walk, exercise, work, or engage in ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

RRMM is multiple myeloma that comes back after you’ve been cancer-free or stops reacting to treatment. Cancer cells form in the bone marrow, the spongy inner part of your bones. The cancer cells keep ...

Leukemia is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. While it often develops with no symptoms, some people report experiencing bone pain and even weakness or fractures. Find out why bone pain is ...

Ankle replacement surgery involves removing damaged parts of the ankle joint and replacing them with an artificial joint. It is an option when noninvasive treatments, such as physical therapy, have ...

The primary symptom of bone cancer is pain. It initially comes and goes and might be worse at night. As cancer progresses, the pain worsens and other symptoms develop, such as redness and swelling.

Bone disease is a significant yet often underrecognized comorbidity in patients with systemic mastocytosis. Diagnosing and managing bone health in this patient population is challenging due to ...