Joint pain can be caused by injury affecting any of the ligaments, bursae, or tendons surrounding the joint. Injury can also affect the ligaments, cartilage, and bones within the joint. Pain is also a feature of joint inflammation (arthritis) and infection, and can be a feature of tumors of the joint. Joint pain is also referred to as arthralgia.

From general pain in the joints to arthritis, chiropractic treatment can often relieve the pain of many kinds of joint problems. Some types of arthritis – such as rheumatoid arthritis – also have periods of inflammation and destruction of the joints causing severe pain, and although chiropractors cannot treat the cause of this kind of arthritis, they can help to relieve the disability that results from it once the inflammatory phase is over.

Risk Factors for joint pain

The cause of arthritis joint pain is unknown, but most scientists believe that heredity and lifestyle choices play a major role. Although the exact causes are unknown, there are risk factors that have been established. Following are these risk factors:

• Increased Age - Studies show that your risk of developing joint pain and arthritis goes up as you get older.

 

• Gender - You are more likely to develop arthritis if you are female than if you are male. men are less susceptible to osteoarthritis and related conditions.

 

• Weight - The heavier you are, the more stress you put on your joints. Therefore, you are more likely to develop a condition than someone who is not putting as much pressure on his or her weight-bearing joints.

• Lifestyle/Work - Heavy lifting can stress joints and lead to joint pain and injury. If your job entails heavy lifting, or if you work out with big weights, you are more apt to develop a joint condition.