Common Reasons for Joint Pain and How to Relieve it

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Common Reasons for Joint Pain and How to Relieve
it

• Joint pain is one of the most common problems
  found in adults and senior citizens. This can
  happen for multiple reasons and people often find
  themselves in this comfort due to pain in their
  joints. However, this can even affect people of
  younger ages. This can even limit the ability to
  do day-to-day things and multiple factors can be
  present behind this.
• Treating the root cause of the pain can be done
  to relieve the pain.
• Reasons for Joint Pain
• There can be multiple reasons for joint pain and
  arthritis. A detailed explanation of all the
  kinds of arthritis along with the techniques to
  manage them has been given below
• Osteoarthritis
• One of the most common existing reasons for joint
  pain is Osteoarthritis, usually found among
  senior citizens. This disease occurs when
  protective cartilage on bones wears off overtime
  due to old age and that results in increased
  stiffness and decreased mobility in joints.
• How to manage?
• Keeping the body busy with exercises having low
  impact can work wonders for the joints as it
  helps in increasing the mobility and the strength
  of muscles, hence
• decreasing the pain in the joints. Certain
  devices can also be used, like canes, splints
• and braces, for easing out the process of doing
  daily activities. If the pain increases, certain
  medicines can also be used that possess
  non-steroidal anti-inflammatory properties, but
  consulting a doctor before is important.
• Rheumatoid Arthritis

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• Being an autoimmune disorder, rheumatoid
  arthritis affects the joints that can cause pain
  and swelling. Dealing with rheumatoid arthritis
  can be difficult for many people as it can cause
  severe pain and doing daily chores along with the
  pain can seem a tedious
• job.
• How to manage?
• A rheumatologist can come to the rescue as they
  can prescribe medication for dealing with pain
  and inflammation. Also, timely management can
  reduce the speed of disease progression. For
  momentary relief, hot and cold ice packs can be
  used for providing the relief. Proper rest is
  important for providing relief to the joints.
• Gout
• Gout is a kind of arthritis that occurs in the
  body after the crystals of uric acid get
  accumulated in joints and can cause extreme joint
  pain.
• How to manage?
• You can be prescribed medicines for lowering
  levels of uric acid in the body as they can
  prevent gout attacks. Also, painkillers can also
  be recommended for dealing with pain. Certain
  kinds of foods like seafood, red meat, etc. also
  need to be avoided to avoid flare-ups. Proper
  rest is recommended especially for the joints
  affected by this disease. One of the most
  important things is eating a nutritious diet and
  keeping the doctors prescription in mind.
• Bursitis
• This type of disease occurs due to inflammation
  of joints as bursae that are small sacs filled
  with fluid cushioning up joints get inflamed.
• How to manage?
• The activities that aggravate the symptoms should
  be avoided as they can delay the healing and put
  strain on joints. Protective padding or gear can
  be used to deal with the pain. Cold therapy by
  applying ice packs can also help. Certain
  exercises can be done, strengthen muscles,
  especially around affected joints, hence
  improving stability.
• Tendonitis

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muscles present around the affected area. Another
technique that works on providing relief is
using hot and cold therapies, alternatively. Conc
lusion Joint pain can hinder quality of life to a
great extent and even cause hindrance in day to
day activities. Some lifestyle changes can help
reduce the pain and increase ease. Physical
therapy, medications, diet and exercise can all
work together to give you a good quality of
life, however to consult a doctor for more
detailed information about what could be the
course of treatment for the type of arthritis you
have.