What You Need to Know About Joint Pain
Joint pain is a very common complaint, and is often linked to arthritis. According to the Arthritis Foundation, about 27 million people in the United States have this chronic condition, and suffer daily pains in the knees, hips, hands and other parts of the body. It is an almost unavoidable problem and the risk of suffering from it increases as time advances.
The joints help connect bones in our body and give us enough flexibility to move them together in different angles. This allows us to make the thousands of little movements we make every day. Any damage to the joints caused by disease or injury can interfere with our movements and cause much discomfort. An injury affecting your ligaments, bursae, or the tendons surrounding your joints can be very dangerous and a source for ongoing pain. Other possible reasons for joint pain are wear and tear, gout, bone infection and cancer.
Joint pain can range from mildly irritating to extreme, it can last for a day, a few weeks (acute), or even months (chronic). It's needless to say that even short-term pain and swelling in the joints can have a dramatic impact on your quality of life, not to mention suffering a chronic condition. The biggest problem facing treatment of joint pain is that there are so many possible causes, it's hard to tell which is the best way to treat it. Current Treatments:
First of all, avoid doing any repetitive and strenuous physical activities. Such actions can be very damaging to your joints, that's why so many athletes and those who have hard physical jobs are commonly affected by this disease.
Another problem that dramatically increases the risk of joint pain is obesity, which will result in devastating damages to your knees and ankles. So, losing weight is often another way to reduce joint pain, even if obesity is not the problem, less weight will put less pressure on the joints. Be sure to keep a low-fat diet and talk to an expert nutritionist if you feel that your weight is affecting your joints and causing you pain.
Medications and Supplements such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are designed to fight the inflammation that contributes to sore joints. The most prominent members of this group of drugs are aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen. Some topical creams also help, but it's important to note that they will only deal with the joint pain itself and not with the root of the problem. This is only a temporary fix.
Exercise is crucial for people who suffer from joint pain, it increases strength and flexibility, reduces the pain levels and helps combat muscle and body fatigue. You might think that exercise will only aggravate your joint pain, but it's actually a lack of exercise that can cause even more stiffness and pain in your joints. It's important to consult with a medical or physical professional about the types of exercises that are best for you, based on which joints are involved and what the source of the pain is.
Sadly, joint pain is as hard to prevent as it is to treat, but it doesn't mean it's impossible. New advancements in the field of medicine can help deal with the pain and the problems of damaged joints better than ever before.
But make sure you pick the treatment that has enough research-proven results behind it. If you're not sure which to pick, I recommend finding a high-end relief solution that treats all types of joint pain by reducing inflammation and boosting body performance.
Joint pain isn't going to disappear any time soon, and as we get older the wear and tear that we put on our joints becomes greater, and the pain more severe. Current techniques mostly take care of the pain, not the actual problem, while some new and natural solutions seem to be promising. I hope this, like some other chronic conditions, will one day become a thing of the past.
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