Joint Pain

Typical symptoms of joint pain are swelling, stiffness and/or warmth in your joints. The most common joints affected are in the hip, shoulders, knee, elbow, hand and foot.

Joint pain can be caused by a number of factors and can produce an assorted amount of symptoms:

• The number one cause of joint pain is Arthritis -inflammation of the joints

• Aseptic Necrosis -a bone condition that results from poor blood supply to an area of the bone which causes bone death

• Bursitis - inflammation of a tiny fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between the tissues of the body. Most of these sacs are located near large joints.

• Osteochondritis dissecans - a joint condition where a certain amount of bone and its adjacent cartilage looses its blood supplies. Joints in the knees and elbows are most commonly affected.

• Sickle Cell Anemia - a blood disorder in which the red blood cells are distorted because of the abnormal hemoglobin within the cell. These sickle shaped cells can block blood vessels, which causes tissue and organ damage and pain.

Other causes of joint pain can include:

• Cartilage tear

• A bone fracture

• A sprain

• Tendonitis

**The two most common causes of joint pain are Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis. However, the Joint Relief will work for all kinds of joint pain.

Two of the Most Common Causes of Joint Pain

Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that attacks the joints and can also cause inflammation of the tissue around the joint, which results in aching and throbbing and eventually, deformity. RA is a chronic illness but patients may have long periods of time where they experience no symptoms. RA is 2-3 times more common in women then in men and usually develops between the ages of 40 and 60. In some cases however, RA can affect young children and younger adults.

Although the cause of RA is unknown, there are some theories out there. Some believe the tendency to cultivate RA is inherited. Another theory is that infections or other environmental factors can trigger the activation of the immune system in susceptible individuals. This activation turns the immune system against itself and then attacks the body's own tissues which leads to the inflammation in the joints and pain ensues.

Symptoms of Rheumatoid arthritis may consist of:

• Joint pain and/or swelling

• Tender joints

• Red and puffy hands

• Hard bumps under the skin on your arms (Rheumatoid nodules)

• Fever

• Weight Loss

• Fatigue/ weakness

• Stiffness in the morning that lasts at least 30 minutes after you wake up

• Difficulty sleeping

Symptoms of early Rheumatoid arthritis arise in smaller joints first- joints in your hands, fingers, wrists, ankles and feet. As the illness advances, your shoulders, elbows, hips, jaw and neck can also become engrossed.

Symptoms of Osteoarthritis

Also known as degenerative arthritis, osteoarthritis is a type of arthritis that is caused by the breakdown of the cartilage in the joints. Eventually osteoarthritis completely destroys the cartridge, which serves as a cushion between the bones and joints.

Most cases of osteoarthritis have no causes except for aging. When the cause of osteoarthritis is known, it is addressed as secondary osteoarthritis; when the cause is not known, it is referred to as primary osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is the most common kind of arthritis and affects over 20 million people in the United States, occurring more frequently as we age. Before the age of 45, osteoarthritis is seen more frequently in males but after the age of 55, it occurs more in females. Osteoarthritis mostly affects the hands, feet, spine, hips and knees. Unlike other forms of arthritis, Osteoarthritis doesn't affect other organs of the body; only the joints are disturbed by this systemic illness.

Symptoms of Osteoarthritis vary from person to person but may constitute of:

• Swelling, warmth and creaking of the affected joints

• Pain and stiffness after long periods of inactivity

Depending on which joints the osteoarthritis is affecting, certain symptoms will ensue. For example if the person has osteoarthritis of the knees, which is associated with excess upper body weight, progressive cartilage degeneration can lead to deformity and the person may develop a painful limp.

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