Rhumatoid arthritis is described as an autoimmune disease that causes the joints to become inflamed. People who live with this condition usually have the most trouble with their wrists, hands, feet and knees.
When a person suspects that he or she may have arthritis, they really should see a rheumatologist. Unfortunately, the treatment of choice is [...]

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Common pain is a reaction to any sort of detrimental stimulus that teaches us not to repeat the action that caused the pain in the first place. Neuropathic pain is very distinct from every other type of pain a patient may experience. Neuropathic pain, or chronic pain, is not a symptom of another disease, but [...]

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Where two bones meet is called a joint. Joints are responsible for keeping the skeleton together, as well as being the facilitator of motion. All bones except for the hyoid bone, a bone located in the neck, are attached to joints. The hyoid is the only free-floating bone. There exist different types of joints, fixed [...]

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If you are experiencing back pain you will probably be searching hard for an answer as to what is causing it. Unfortunately, back pain is one of the most difficult ailments to diagnose. This is due in part to the fact that there are so many different reasons that your back could be hurting. Unlike [...]

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Joint pain causes can be divided into several categories.
Infections such as viruses (in particular, parvovirus) can cause a type of arthritis. Bacteria such as gonococcus (the bug that causes gonorrhea) and Borrelia, the organism that causes Lyme disease, are well known infectious causes for joint pain.
Trauma is an obvious cause. This can range from an [...]

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Ever wonder why shoulder problems are so common? Think of the shoulder is a modified ball and socket joint, a good design for mobility, but an unstable one nevertheless, making dislocation and injury to the area fairly common. To improve the stability of the shoulder, a cuff of four muscles, referred to as the rotator [...]

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If you feel like there’s nothing wrong with you but you have been experiencing body aches and fatigue for a long time now, it’s time to consult a doctor. This is especially true if you did not engage in tiring activities. The muscle pains that you are experiencing are no ordinary pains: You might have [...]

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Does your child complain of achy legs? If he is not sick or does not have a fever, he may have growing pains. Growing pains are muscle aches children experience in their legs, usually late in the day and at night. They typically occur between the ages of 3 to12 years of age or typically [...]

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No matter how young or old you may be it seems we often suffer from some sort of pain, whether it’s a child’s growing pains or an ache that develops for no apparent reason. If we’re lucky these aches and pains disappear as quickly as they arrive never to be felt again, but sometimes they [...]

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