Joint Pain Can Affect Any Part Of the Body

By Emmanuel Moses, PT, CMTPT

Evidence PT

. http://www.evidencept.com/

More Pain Management & Rehabilitation Articles

Joint Pain Can Affect Any Part Of the Body

Many conditions, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatism, or other injuries, can lead to joint pains. Joint pains can affect any part of the body from neck to ankles. It can be a knee, shoulder or hip pain. It may occur frequently or just for a moment, and it can last for a long time. No matter what, you should not let joint pains stop you from doing what you love most.

If you are one of those joint pain sufferers, doing short sport activity will never be easy. It will definitely stop you from achieving your goal to become fit and sociable. Maybe even engaging yourself to a short distance walk is not possible and there will be days when you can't just do anything.

What Are Joint Pains To You?

Joint pain is characterized by soreness that arises from any joint the area where two or more bones meet. Joint pain is at times called arthritis or arthralgia. Pain can start from being mild, and is felt only each time you move. But joint pain can be severe, too.

Overcoming Joint Pains

Nowadays, joint pains can easily be prevented by personalized exercise prescription by a physical therapist. Exercising is not only good for one's health, but it also helps to reduce or maintain your ideal weight. Walking is the easiest exercise. Parking a bit further from a building's entrance is a good way to get some exercise. Using the stairs instead of an elevator is another. Exercise not only improves flexibility of joints, but it also helps you to lose weight to reduce pressure in the joints that carry your body, preventing joint pains.

How To Manage Joint Pain?

Four important things to remember when suffering from severe joint pain

1. Never self-prescribe medicine

2. Never try to do a workout exercise. This will worsen your condition. Get some relaxation instead of adding pressure to the area.

3. Consult a physical therapist. If you feel that the pain attack is becoming more frequent, you must visit your doctor to assess or evaluate pain.

4. Follow your physical therapist's advice. Some sufferers would tend to forget their regimen after they feel some comfort in the area and some would tend to over-do the instruction. Follow the advice properly.

Another way to help decrease joint pains is stretching. Before stretching, make sure to consult a physical therapist to learn about the best stretches and strengthening exercises to use.