JOINTS-PAIN-MANAGEMENT

Joint pain and arthritis

Joint pain is an unpleasant sensation that indicates that something is wrong. It is expressed in many ways: steady, throbbing, stinging, aching, pinching. In some cases, it can be just an annoyance, such as a mild headache. In other cases, it can be debilitating. It can cause emotional effects such as anger, depression, mood swings, and irritability. Perhaps most importantly, it can change your lifestyle and affect your work, relationships, and independence.

Common causes of joint pain:

• Osteoarthritis/ degenerative arthritis
• Inflammatory arthritis like Rheumatoid arthritis / Gout
• Trauma or sports related injury
• Infection
• Seasonal arthralgia
• Post viral arthralgia like Chikangunya

common joint pain problems are

• Frozen shoulder(adhesive capsulitis)
• Rotator cuff injuries( tendinopathies, partial or full thickness tears)
• Tendinitis, bursitis
• Osteoarthritis of knee/ hip/ ankle / shoulder
• Rheumatoid arthritis of knee
• Meniscus and ligament injuries (partial or complete tear)
• Tendinitis (Tennis elbow, Golfer elbow)
• Ganglion cyst wrist
• Avascular necrosis hip