Sign in

or Register now

MyOsteoarthritisCentral.com

See all of our health sites at www.HealthCentral.com
Friday, October, 23, 2009

What Causes Pain In The Joints

Health Encyclopedia: Joint Pain

Definition

Joint pain can affect one or more joints. See also arthritis (inflammation of joints), muscle pain, and bursitis.


Alternative Names

Stiffness in a joint; Pain - joints; Arthralgia


Considerations

Joint pain can be caused by many types of injuries or conditions. No matter what causes it, joint pain can be very bothersome.

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that causes stiffness and pain in the joints. Osteoarthritis involves growth...

Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

23101
Why Your Joints Are Stiff or Painful in the Morning
By Grant Cooper , Health Expert

...hear on an almost daily basis. In osteoarthritis, joints are commonly sore, stiff, and painful... Read more »

23101
Can Spinal or neck arthritis lead to headaches?
By Grant Cooper , Health Expert

...The most common cause of chronic neck pain is facet joint disease. The facet joints are the... Read more »

23101
Can osteoarthritis develop “all of a sudden?”
By Grant Cooper , Health Expert

...a sudden" chest pain develops. In a similar vein, joints tend to lose cartilage slowly over... Read more »

38_8584
Surgical Options: Ankle Replacement Surgery
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...week, Dr. Borgini wrote an informative overview of joint replacement surgery including... Read more »

38_8584
Foot impairments and walking disability with RA
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

Rheumatoid arthritis frequently affects the joints of the foot and ankle; commonly the joints that... Read more »

Health Guide

Referred Pain: Can it be treated by Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)?
Leg pain, arm pain, and even headaches can all be referred from the facet joints in the spine. These small joints connect each vertebral body. Like other joints in the body, the facet joints can wear... Read more »
Sciatica: What is it?
...from the spine, then the pain would actually be coming from the spine structures like the ligaments, joints, or discs. Referred pain is a pain felt at a site distant to the origin of the pain. For... Read more »
Spinal Stenosis: What is it?
...degenerate, an avalanche of problems effect the surrounding structures particularly the spinal facet joints. These joints, like finger joints, will start to swell and grow (hypertrophy) as they... Read more »
TMJ Overview: Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
TMJ is short for "Temporomandibular Joint" which is the jaw joint. Each person has two, one in front of each ear. It connects the lower and upper jaw bones and allows the joint to move up and down,... Read more »
Information on Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications
...would be willing to stop taking a medication that works, especially when nothing else has. But what if joint pain and stiffness are inevitable if you don't take the medication, yet heart problems... Read more »

Medications

Abt37990_150224_5

...TNF) found in the body's immune system that causes joint swelling and damage. Early treatment of... Read more »

H_medication_bottle

...diarrhea, flu-like symptoms (e.g., fever, chills, muscle/joint aches), or pain/redness/swelling... Read more »

H_medication_bottle

...flu-like symptoms (e.g., fever, chills, tiredness, joint/muscle ache), or injection site... Read more »

Wye07380_66141_5

...conditions. It also reduces pain, swelling, and joint stiffness from arthritis. This ... Read more »

H_medication_bottle

...serious side effects occur: increased or severe bone/joint/muscle pain jaw pain vision... Read more »

Related News

Pain Isn?t Just a Symptom of Arthritis
January 13, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Pain is often thought to be a debilitating symptom of osteoarthritis. But new research suggests pain is more than a symptom,... Read summary »

Old Remedy/New Help for Fibromyalgia
August 28, 2006

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Fibromyalgia affects one in nine people and leaves its victims in constant pain. It's difficult to... Read summary »

Better Test for Bionic Joint Infections
April 10, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- An undetected infection around a prosthetic joint can mean more surgery for patients who have already gone through the process... Read summary »

Assessing Arthritis
May 16, 2007

PITTSBURGH (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Right now, most doctors rely on the way an arthritic's joints look and feel to assess the efficacy of their... Read summary »

Get Moving to Ward Off Arthritis
May 29, 2007

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Older women who would like to avoid the stiffness and pain associated with arthritis need to follow some simple advice: Get... Read summary »