All pain in the human body is a source of problems and suffering. Ordinary daily work has become an impossible task.
Joint pain is a common problem addressed to specialists. With diagnostic methods, the cause of the onset of pain is investigated. Physical activity is often a source of unpleasant sensations, especially when the body unfamiliar with sports is loaded.
Such pain disappears after a while, enough for the body to rest. However, not all problems go away so quickly. There are a number of diseases that are accompanied by pain throughout the body for a long period of time.
Joints of the whole body ache - cause
Rheumatism
The disease can manifest itself in two forms:
- Monoarthritis, when only one area is affected.
- Polyarritis, when many areas are affected.
Symptoms include pain and swelling in the affected area. At some point, the pain does not spread to all joints of the body. Rheumatism gradually moves to the large joints. Especially on the shoulders, elbows, knees, ankles and hips.
Good to know! Hands and feet are generally not affected by rheumatism. Diseases like this often appear after a sore throat.
Rheumatoid arthritis
The appearance of joint pain may indicate the onset or development of rheumatoid arthritis. The risk group includes people over the age of 40. Rarely, such a disease strikes children and adolescents, it has a slightly different name - juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
Note!In addition to pain, a person feels stiffness when moving, and swelling also appears, especially in the morning. Pain in all joints at once most often appears either at the onset of the disease, or during exacerbation.
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis triggers a pathological process in the human body that alters cartilage dystrophically. The disease affects the elderly.
Osteoarthritis slowly spreads 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 be started, this is fraught with more complex and long -term treatment.
Overtrain on the joints
Heavy physical activity can cause too much joint exercise. After a few hours, an unpleasant sensation appears in the joints, especially when the place is too much moving. Basically, the lower part of the limb suffers, because it is in this part that most of the load comes.
Note!It is best to rest your body for a few days so that the pain subsides. To enhance the effect, you can use a warming ointment. But if the symptoms persist, then it is necessary to seek medical advice, as more serious damage may occur.
Autoimmune diseases
Such diseases are characterized by pathological conditions in which antibodies are formed that destroy connective tissue. Often cartilage is also involved in this process, as it is the connective tissue.
Such diseases include:
- lupus erythematosus;
- vasculitis;
- ankylosing spondylitis;
- scleroderma.
Note!The disease affects 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 cause damage to the bone marrow, resulting in pain in the joints.
Common blood diseases include:
- Acute leukemia.
- Multiple myeloma.
- Myeloid leukemia.
Multiple myeloma affects the ribs, pelvic bones and spine. In this case, a very sharp pain occurs. At a later stage, it achieves bone destruction and fragility. In this case, the bone breaks 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.
Another reason
- Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and hormonal disorders.
- Bone tuberculosis.
- Diabetes.
- Warts and papillomas.
- Mark the bite.
How can the symptoms and signs of joint pain be seen?
Symptoms appear in different ways, depending on the cause of the disease and its stage. One of the important symptoms is loss of joint mobility and swelling in this place.
Often, the pain is felt in the fall and spring, when the body is very weak. During the day, a person may not be disturbed by anything, but as soon as he takes the position of lying, then an unpleasant sensation immediately appears. This is due to the fact that the joints are "tired" during the day, and the horizontal position worsens blood circulation.
Good to know!Such symptomatology suggests that there is a need to see a doctor. After undergoing a diagnosis, it is possible to identify the affected area and prescribe treatment correctly.
Diagnostic methods
Specialists usually prescribe a thorough examination for patients using laboratory and instrumental methods:
- Blood and urine analysis.
- Blood chemistry. To identify infectious antigens, as well as exclude cancer.
- Bone marrow puncture.
- CT scan.
- Neuromyography.
Note!In addition, you may need to consult a rheumatologist, hematologist and neurologist.
Treatment of joint pain
Conservative therapy
The mainstay of all treatments is medicine. Each of them is prescribed by a doctor based on the diagnosis.
The following medications are used:
- Detoxification.
- Antipyretics.
- With anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.
- Antibiotics
- Antivirus.
Note!Certain diseases, such as blood diseases, cancer problems, vascular pathology and osteoporosis, undergo more serious treatment.
Physiotherapy
This therapy is used for trauma, tissue inflammation, 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 disease.
Physiotherapy treatment includes:
- UHF heating.
- Application of mud and paraffin.
- Magnetotherapy.
- Shock wave therapy.
- Electrophoresis.
Folk remedies
Before choosing a traditional medicine, you need to discuss it with your doctor. Not all diseases can be treated this way.
The most common folk remedies are:
- The glitter of a golden mustache.
- Cabbage leaves.
- Ointment based on petroleum jelly and herbs.
- Conifer extract.
- Collection of chamomile, hop cones, St. John's wort and calendula.
- Purple texture.
Preventive measures
- Monitor your health, strengthen immunity and avoid infections and colds.
- To lead an active lifestyle. But this doesn’t mean you have to exercise intensively, thus loading your body. Simple enough exercises.
- Focus on calcium foods.
- Drink at least two liters of water a day.
Remember:that human health depends on itself. A healthy body needs constant work for itself. This work consists in adhering to the basic rules of life. Harmony with your body allows you to always be cheerful, cheerful and cheerful.