Thursday 7 December 2017
What are the causes and symptoms of joint pain?
What are the symptoms of joint pain?
Symptoms of joint pain vary from person to person and also depend on the cause of the joint pain. However, despite this variety, many people will experience:- Stiffness, where movements in the joint become more limited because of pain
- Swelling of the joint
- Loss of function of the joint
The severity of your symptoms will depend on the degree of damage to your joint. A joint that becomes warm to touch suggests ongoing severe inflammation or infection – conditions which constitute a medical emergency.
What are the causes of joint pain?
Pain in one or more joints can result from a variety of relatively common health conditions. Whilst usually associated with increasing age, joint pain is not exclusive to the elderly. For instance, a sporting injury such as an ankle sprain can result in severe joint pain with swelling in the joint, limitation of movement and the other symptoms described above.
The most common causes of joint pain seen in the general public are
- Injuries
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Gout
- oint infections
- Other infections (eg. Lyme disease, gonorrhoea)
- Bone tumours
- Allergic reactions to medication
- Autoimmune illnesses
- Excessive intake of vitamin A
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