Joints form the connections between bones in places such as your knees, elbows, shoulders, and hips. They provide support and help you move. Any damage to the joints from disease or injury can interfere with your movement and cause pain.
Joint pain can affect any part of your body, from your ankles and feet to your shoulders and hands. The most likely joints to have pain are the:
- Knees
- Hips
- Spine
- Hands and feet
Pain can affect one or more joints. Some people feel more joint pain in the morning, which improves when they get moving. Others have more pain after they’re active. Often, the pain comes with swelling and inflammation, stiffness, and loss of movement in the joint.
Joint pain is common and affects people of all ages. There are a number of causes ranging from the normal aging process to autoimmune conditions like Lupus.
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