Joint Pain | What causes Joint to Ache

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December 17, 2018

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Health & Fitness, What causes joint to ache

                              

Joints is the area where ends of bones meet together and helps your body movements. Joints includes; knees, shoulders, fingers, elbows.Joint pain is the inflammation rising in any joint of the body. It can range from being mild; lasting few weeks to chronic,lasting for months or may be lifetime. 

What causes Achy Joints:

1. Hyperthyroidism-

Thyroid produces hormone thyroxine that controls body metabolism,heart functioning, brain development and bone maintenance. 

Too much thyroxine release is caused by hyperactivity of thyroid release that is the cause for hyperthyroidism. In this condition person suffers from many other symptoms such as swelling of joints, fatigue, joints ache, muscles pain & stiffness. Thus,person gets uncomfortable in walking, working, moving with achy joints.

2. Lupus-

A autoimmune disease; that means your immune system produces antibiotics that attacks your own body organs, & tissues resulting in inflammation. this inflammation affects your body parts including joints(knees, ankles. elbows), skin, blood & others. 

Joint pain with swelling and stiffness is very common in lupus. Studies have shown that about 1 in 20 individuals with lupus suffer from joint problems.

3. Osteoarthritis-

Cartilage; a strong, tough & flexible tissue that covers and protects ends of bones at the joints. Cartilage breaks down or tears off causes joint bones to rub together, this further results in pain, swelling, stiffness of the joint area. 

Osteoarthritis is the cause of these joint damages. OA can affect any joint in the body(knee,hips, spine). The symptoms can develop slowly and even gets worse over time.

4. Fibromyalgia-

A long term disorder that causes pain throughout the body. People suffering from fibromyalgia  also experience joint pain, muscles pain, muscle stiffness, fatigue, depression & anxiety. 

It can affect any body part but some areas like arms, neck, upper shoulders, thighs are more likely to be painful. Studies have shown that fibromyalgia is more common in women compared to men between the ages 25 to 50.

5. Spondyloarthritis-

An inflammation that affects your joints & enthesis is termed as spondyloarthritis .It primarily affects the spine and secondarily affects digestive tract, hands & feet joint and even cause eye inflammation. 

Later in 19's spondyloarthritis was classified in various terms; Ankylosing spondyloarthritis- stiffness & pain in spine, Reactive spondyloarthritis- affects joints, eyes & skin, Enteropathic spondyloarthritis- affectsdigestive tract. This classification helped doctors to diagnose & prepare treatment plan accordingly. 

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