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Joint Pain Treatment
Joint Pain Treatment
Joints are the parts of your body where your bones meet. Joints allow the bones of your skeleton to move. Joints include:
- Shoulders
- Hips
- Elbows
- Knees
Joint pain refers to discomfort, aches, and soreness in any of the body’s joints. Joint pain is a common complaint. It doesn’t typically require a hospital visit. Sometimes, joint pain is the result of an illness or injury. Arthritis is also a common cause of joint pain. However, it can also be due to other conditions or factors.
Causes
- Joint pain can be caused by:
- Bursitis, or inflammation of the cushioning pads around joints
- Lupus
- Gout
- Certain infectious diseases, such as mumps, influenza, and hepatitis
- Chondromalacia of the patella, or a breakdown of the cartilage in the kneecap
- An injury
- Tendinitis, or inflammation of the tendon
- An infection of the bone or joint
- Overuse of a joint
- Cancer
- Fibromyalgia
- Osteoporosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Rickets