AboutAmelia Yaussy Expertise I can answer questions about systemic scleroderma and live and internet resources to help you cope with this disease. I have personal experince with scleroderma, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, and Sjogren's Syndrome.
Experience I am a systemic scleroderma patient (12 years) and have been active in support online for nearly the same amount of time. I proposed the Usenet newsgroup alt.support.scleroderma and own the website ihavescleroderma.com.
Organizations I am a board member and volunteer for the Scleroderma Foundation, Ohio Chapter.
Publications Arthritis Today, Sept 1997, "A guide to the internet"
Education/Credentials International Webmasters Association, Web Technologies Certification
Awards and Honors Volunteer of the Year, Scleroderma Foundation, 2004; Advocacy Appreciation Award, Scleroderma Foundation, 2005
Question I have just started a degree course in Contemporary Dance and for the first time in my life my hips constantly need to click in order for me to gain more flexibility. I find that as i warm up they do not need to click as much but still do occassionally throughout class. They also need to click when i am simply walking around. On some occassions i find that they will not click which becomes uncomfortable to dance. It occurs more in my left hip than my right. My sister has also had this problem but not as bad and says it could be linked with arthritis inwhich she and my dad both suffer from. Please can you give me some information about what it might be or how to stop it.
Many Thanks
Natalie Judges
Answer I'm not sure what you mean by "clicking," but if you're feeling discomfort during dance in a degree course, it's worth your time and effort to investigate with a doctor what's causing it. If you don't have a student health center, call your sister or father for a recommendation on who they see.
