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 addressed to specialists. The diagnosis investigates the cause of the pain. Physical activity often becomes a source of unpleasant sensations, especially when loading a body that is not accustomed to sports.
Such pains disappear after a while, as long as the body rests. However, not all problems go away that quickly. There are a number of diseases that are accompanied by pain throughout the body for a long time.
Joints of the whole body ache - causes
Rheumatism
This disease can manifest in two forms:
- Monoarthritis, when only one area is affected.
- Polyarthritis, when many areas are affected.
Symptoms include pain and swelling in the affected area. At some point, the pain does not spread to all the joints of the body. Rheumatism gradually moves to large joints. Especially on the shoulder, elbow, knee, ankle and hip.
Good to know!The hands and feet are generally not affected by rheumatism. Such a disease often occurs 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 old. 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 occurs, especially in the morning. Pain in all joints at the same time occurs more often either at the onset of the disease or during the exacerbation.
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis triggers pathological processes in the human body that dystrophically alter cartilage. The disease affects the elderly.
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 on time, then the disease can start, it is fraught with more complicated and long-term treatment.
Hypertension of the joints
Heavy physical activity can lead to overtraining of the joints. After a few hours, unpleasant sensations appear in the joints, especially when moving overloaded parts. Basically, the lower extremities suffer because this is where most of the load comes from.
Note!It is recommended to rest your body for a few days in order for the pain to subside. To improve the result, you can use heating ointments. But if the symptoms persist, then it is necessary to seek the advice of a doctor, as more serious damage is possible.
Autoimmune disease
Such diseases are characterized by a pathological condition in which antibodies are formed that destroy connective tissue. Cartilage is often 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 a person's joints, 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.
- Myelogenous leukemia.
Multiple myeloma affects the ribs, pelvic bones and spine. In this case, very intense pains appear. At an advanced stage, it reaches the destruction and fragility of bones. In this case, the bones break very easily. The disease requires serious and long-term treatment in the oncology department.
Note!Acute leukemia also brings discomfort to the body. The lymph nodes and spleen are also enlarged. The temperature rises and weakness appears.
Other reasons
- Gastrointestinal disorders and hormonal disorders.
- Tuberculosis of the bones.
- Diabetes.
- Warts and papillomas.
- Tick bite.
How do the symptoms and signs of joint pain manifest themselves?
Symptoms appear in different ways, depending on the cause of the disease and its stage. One of the major symptoms is loss of joint mobility and swelling in this area.
Most often, the pain is felt in the fall and spring, when the body is particularly weak. During the day, a person may not be bothered by anything, but as soon as he takes a lying position, then immediately unpleasant sensations 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 symptoms indicate that there is a need to see a doctor. Having passed the diagnosis, it will be possible to identify the affected areas and prescribe the treatment correctly.
Diagnostic methods
The specialist usually prescribes a comprehensive examination for the patient using laboratories and instruments:
- Blood and urine analysis.
- Blood chemistry. For the detection of infectious antigens, as well as for the exclusion of cancer.
- Bone marrow puncture.
- Computed tomography.
- Neuromyography.
Note!In addition, you may need to consult a rheumatologist, a hematologist and a neurologist.
Treatment of joint pain
Conservative therapy
The basis of all treatments is medication. Each of these is prescribed by a doctor based on the diagnosis.
The following drugs 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 treatment is used for injuries, tissue inflammations, osteoarthritis and some forms of arthritis. Other diseases prohibit physical therapy, as it can be harmful.
Physiotherapy is contraindicated for:
- tumors;
- blood diseases;
- connective tissue diseases.
Physiotherapy treatments include:
- UHF warm-up.
- Mud and paraffin applications.
- Magnetotherapy.
- Shock wave therapy.
- Electrophoresis.
Folk remedies
Before choosing folk remedies, you should discuss it with your doctor. Not all diseases can be treated this way.
The most common such folk remedies are:
- Tincture of golden mustache.
- Cabbage leaves.
- Ointment based on Vaseline and herbs.
- Coniferous extract.
- Collection of chamomile, hop cones, balsam and calendula.
- Lilac tincture.
Prevention measures
- Monitor your health, boost immunity and avoid infections and colds.
- To live an active lifestyle. But that does not mean that you have to do sports intensively, thus loading your body. Enough regular moderate exercise.
- Focus on calcium-rich foods.
- Drink at least two liters of water a day.
I remember:that human health depends primarily on itself. A healthy body requires constant work on its own. This work consists in following the basic rules of life. Harmony with the body allows you to always be happy, happy and cheerful.