What's Causing Your Joint Pain?

What's Causing Your Joint Pain? By Carol Eustice Joint pain is—ugh! Quite literally, it hurts to move and we have to move! There are many causes of joint pain. It can be associated with an acute condition or a chronic condition. Various types of arthritis are among the chronic conditions associated with joint pain. According to the World Health Organization, "at any one time, 30% of American adults are affected by joint pain, swelling, or limitation of movement." I've pulled together information to help you keep your joints healthy for as long as possible and to understand joint pain if that becomes part of your life. Cause of Joint Pain  If you experience joint pain, you likely will have limited range of motion, too. To restore normal joint function, it is important to know what is causing your joint pain, so that it can be properly treated. READ NOW Living With Chronic Pain - What Everyone Should Know  Chronic pain is a reality for many people with arthritis. Yet, there is a great deal of misunderstanding about chronic pain, especially from family and friends. Find out what it's really like to live with chronic pain. READ NOW Knee Pain - Examining the Basics  There are many causes of knee pain. It can result from overuse of the joint, repetitive motion, strains, and sprains. There can be more complicated causes of knee pain, though. For example, knee arthritis is a very painful condition. READ NOW Normal Versus Arthritic Joint  Until I was diagnosed with arthritis, I didn't analyze the anatomy of human joints. It's one of those things people take for granted—normal joint movement. That is, until something goes wrong. Let's compare a normal joint to an arthritic joint. READ NOW 9 Ways to Keep Your Joints Healthy  Many people with arthritis resist regular physical activity or exercise because they fear it will increase pain or further damage their joints. Our joints allow for movement. In fact, movement can ease joint stiffness, reduces joint pain, and more. READ NOW Advertisement READ THESE NEXT Understanding Lung Cancer How Much Do You Know About Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development? Self Test: How Resilient Are You? How "Type A" Are You? Quiz: Does Your Thinking Style Make You An Optimist? Do You Have PCOS Symptoms? This Quiz Will Tell You. How Much of a Nutrition Whiz Are You? Miss Scarlet, Shark Week, Aunt Flo... Is Your Period Normal? AN ABOUT.COM BRAND You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Arthritis & Joint Conditions newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2016 Verywell.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.