Understanding Your Musculoskeletal System
Your musculoskeletal system includes your bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and connective tissues. These parts work together to support your body, help you move, and keep you active. When everything is working well, you can sit, stand, walk, and run with ease.
What Is Musculoskeletal Pain?
Musculoskeletal pain can affect anyone—not just athletes. Over time, joints like your hips, knees, elbows, and hands can wear down. Old injuries or strain on muscles and connective tissues can also lead to discomfort or pain that ranges from mild to severe.
Support for Musculoskeletal Pain at Texas Health
Texas Health offers access to a wide range of services for musculoskeletal conditions—from sprains and strains to fractures and torn ligaments. Orthopedic care is delivered with a focus on innovation, safety, and personalized support.
The continuum of care includes:
- Access to orthopedic surgeons on the medical staff
- Outpatient rehabilitation
- Home care services
- Education and wellness programs
Together, these services are designed to help reduce pain, restore function, and improve quality of life.
How Is Musculoskeletal Pain Managed?
Musculoskeletal pain is best managed by identifying its cause and creating a personalized care plan. At Texas Health, care teams offer a variety of options that may include:
- Physical or occupational therapy
- Splints or braces to support healing
- Heat or cold therapy
- Rest and activity modification
- Injections to reduce inflammation
- Strengthening and stretching exercises
- Chiropractic care
- Therapeutic massage
- Surgery, when appropriate
Find support for joint, muscle, or bone pain—explore care options at Texas Health.
To schedule an appointment with an orthopedic specialist on the medical staff of a Texas Health hospital, visit our online Find a Physician or call 1-877-THR-WELL (1-877-847-9355).