Any pain in the human body is a source of problems and suffering. The usual daily work is already becoming an impossible task.
Joint pain is a common problem that is directed to specialists. Through diagnostics, the cause of the onset of pain is investigated. Physical activity often becomes a source of unpleasant sensations, especially when loading a body that is not used to sport.
These pains disappear after a while, it is enough for the body to rest. However, not all problems go away so quickly. There are a number of diseases that are accompanied by pain throughout the body for a long time.
Joints throughout the body hurt - causes
Rheumatism
This disease can manifest itself in two ways:
- Monoarthritis, when only one area is affected.
- Polyarthritis, when many areas are affected.
Symptoms include pain and swelling in the affected area. At one point, the pain does not spread to every joint in the body. The rheumatism gradually moves to the large joints. Especially on the shoulder, elbow, knee, ankle and hip.
Good to know!The hands and feet are generally not affected by rheumatism. This disease often appears after a sore throat.
Rheumatoid arthritis
The appearance of joint pain may indicate the onset or progression of rheumatoid arthritis. The risk group includes people over 40 years of age. Rarely, such a disease affects children and adolescents, it has a slightly different name - juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
Note!In addition to pain, a person feels stiff when moving, and swelling also appears, especially in the morning. Pain in all joints at once appears most often at the onset of the disease or during an exacerbation.
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis triggers pathological processes in the human body that dystrophically alter cartilage. The disease affects older people.
Osteoarthritis spreads slowly throughout the body, at first the pain appears in one place and lasts for several seconds. If you do not start treatment in time, then the disease can start, this is fraught with more complex and long-term treatment.
Joint overexertion
Intense physical activity can lead to overtraining of the joints. After a few hours, unpleasant sensations appear in the joints, especially when moving overloaded places. Basically, the lower extremities suffer, because it is in this part that most of the loads arrive.
Note!It is advisable for the body to rest for a few days so that the pain disappears. To enhance the effect, you can use warming ointments. But if symptoms persist, it is necessary to seek the advice of a doctor, as more serious damage is possible.
Autoimmune diseases
Such diseases are characterized by a pathological condition during which antibodies are formed that destroy connective tissue. Often cartilage is also involved in this process, as it is a connective tissue.
Such diseases include:
- lupus erythematosus;
- vasculitis;
- ankylosing spondylitis;
- scleroderma.
Note!These diseases affect most of the joints of a person, in addition, a rash appears on the face, bleeding increases, and the digestive tract is disturbed.
Blood diseases
Blood diseases can lead to bone marrow damage, hence joint pain.
Common blood diseases include:
- Acute leukemia.
- Multiple myeloma.
- Myeloid leukemia.
Multiple myeloma affects the ribs, pelvic bones, and spine. In this case, very sharp pain occurs. In an advanced stage, it reaches the destruction and fragility of the bones. In this case, the bones break very easily. The disease requires serious and prolonged treatment in the oncology department.
Note!Acute leukemia also causes discomfort in the body. The lymph nodes and spleen are also enlarged. The temperature rises and weakness appears.
Other reasons
- Gastrointestinal tract disorders and hormonal disturbances.
- Bone tuberculosis.
- Diabetes.
- Warts and papillomas.
- Tick bite.
How do the symptoms and signs of joint pain manifest?
Symptoms appear in different ways, depending on the cause of the disease and its stage. One of the important symptoms is loss of joint mobility and swelling in this place.
Most of the time, the pain makes itself felt in the autumn and spring periods, when the body is especially weak. During the day, a person may not be bothered by anything, but as soon as he assumes a lying position, unpleasant sensations immediately appear. This is due to the fact that the joints "get tired" during the day, and the horizontal position worsens blood circulation.
Good to know!Such symptomatology suggests that it is necessary to go to the doctor. Once the diagnosis is over, it will be possible to identify the affected areas and correctly prescribe the treatment.
Diagnostic methods
The specialist usually prescribes a comprehensive examination for the patient using laboratory and instrumental means:
- Blood and urine tests.
- Chemistry of the blood. Identify infectious antigens, as well as exclude cancer.
- Bone marrow puncture.
- Computed tomography.
- Neuromyography
Note!Also, you may need to see a rheumatologist, hematologist, and neurologist.
Treatment of joint pain
Conservative therapy
The mainstay of all treatments is medication. Each of them is prescribed by a doctor depending on the diagnosis.
The following medications are used:
- Detoxification
- Antipyretic.
- With anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.
- Antibiotics
- Antiviral.
Note!Specific diseases, such as blood diseases, cancer problems, vascular pathologies and osteoporosis, are subject to more serious treatment.
Physiotherapy
The therapy is used for trauma, tissue inflammation, osteoarthritis, and some forms of arthritis. Other illnesses prohibit physical therapy, as it can be harmful.
Physiotherapy is contraindicated for:
- tumors
- blood diseases;
- connective tissue diseases.
Physical therapy treatments include:
- Heating UHF.
- Mud and paraffin applications.
- Magnetotherapy.
- Shock wave therapy.
- Electrophoresis.
Home remedies
Before choosing home remedies, you should discuss this with your doctor. Not all diseases can be treated in this way.
The most common home remedies are:
- Golden mustache tincture.
- Cabbage leaves.
- Vaseline and herbal ointment.
- Coniferous extract.
- Collection of chamomile, hop cones, St. John's wort and calendula.
- Lilac tincture.
Prevention measures
- Monitor your health, strengthen immunity and avoid infections and colds.
- Live an active lifestyle. But this does not mean that you need to intensively play sports, thereby loading your body. Enough regular moderate exercise.
- Focus on foods with calcium.
- Drink at least two liters of water a day.
Remember:that human health depends mainly on itself. A healthy body requires constant work on itself. This work consists of observing the elementary rules of life. Harmony with your body allows you to always be happy, cheerful and cheerful.