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It's not uncommon to have aches and pains in our bones, joints, and muscles. They may be caused by everyday wear and tear, overuse, or aging. Or they may be a result of injury or illness. Sometimes it can be hard to figure out exactly what's causing a muscle ache or joint pain. For example, sore muscles and aches could be the result of a hard workout routine, or they could be a sign of a more serious problem such as chronic pain or arthritis. It's important to know what is affecting you so you can treat it correctly.

Find out about your bone, joint, and muscle symptoms with topics such as:

Finger, Hand, and Wrist Problems, Noninjury.
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Acetaminophen
Achilles Tendon Injury: Physical Therapy and Rehab
Achilles Tendon Problems
Acute Flaccid Myelitis
Age-Related Foot Changes
Anabolic Steroids
Ankle Sprain
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Surgery
Arm Injuries
Arm Problems, Noninjury
Arthritis: Shots for Knee Pain
Arthroplasty for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arthroscopy for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arthroscopy for Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs)
Aspiration of the Bursa
Aspirin for Pain, Fever, and Inflammation
Assistive Devices and Orthotics
Assistive Devices for People With Disabilities
Avascular Necrosis (Osteonecrosis)
Avulsion Fracture
Back Pain in Children and Teenagers
Back Problems and Injuries
Back School for Low Back Pain
Back to Work?
Bacterial Infections of the Spine
Baker's Cyst
Bev's Story: Coping With Arthritis
Body Mechanics
Bone Spur
Botulinum (Botox) Injection for Low Back Pain
Brace (Orthotic) Treatment for Scoliosis
Broken Collarbone (Clavicle)
Broken Nose (Nasal Fracture)
Broken Toe
Bruxism and Temporomandibular Disorders
Bunion Surgery
Bunions
Bursitis
Calcium Deposits and Tendinitis (Calcific Tendinitis)
Calf Muscle Injury
Capsaicin
Capsaicin for Osteoarthritis
Caregiving: How to Turn Someone in Bed
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Safe Posture and Movements
Cast Care Tips
Cerebral Palsy
Cervical Disc Herniation
Cervical Spinal Fusion
Cervical Spinal Stenosis
Cervical Spondylosis
Chiropractic
Chronic Myofascial Pain
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain Syndrome
Classification of Spinal Cord Injuries
Clubfoot
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Pain Management
Comparing Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
Complementary Medicine for Arthritis
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Complications of Osteoarthritis
Complications of Paget's Disease
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
Congenital Torticollis
Coping With Osteoarthritis
Cosmetic Surgery and Procedures
Craniosynostosis
Crohn's Disease: Problems Outside the Digestive Tract
De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
Debridement for Rotator Cuff Disorders
Decompressive Laminectomy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Degenerative Disc Disease
Dengue Fever
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
Diet and Gout
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH)
Discectomy for a Lumbar Herniated Disc
Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs)
Dupuytren's Disease
Elbow Bursitis and Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
Elbow Injuries
Elbow Pain: Other Causes of Pain
Elbow Problems, Noninjury
Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Pain
Emergency Care for an Accidental Amputation
Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Surgery
Exercise and Fibromyalgia
Exercise and Osteoarthritis
Exercise for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Exercises for Heel Pain or Tightness
Exercising to Prevent a Stroke
Exercising While Sitting Down
Expert: Be Active to Help Your Back Heal
Face-Lift (Rhytidectomy)
Facial Injuries
Facial Problems, Noninjury
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia: Managing Fibro Fog
Fifth Metatarsal Jones Fracture
Finding Good Footwear
Finger, Hand, and Wrist Injuries
Finger, Hand, and Wrist Problems, Noninjury
First Aid for a Spinal Injury
Fitness Machines
Flatfoot (Pes Planus)
Fractured Rib
Frozen Shoulder
Ganglions
Getting Help Around the House
Getting Support When You Have Low Back Pain
Glucosamine and Chondroitin
Golfer's Elbow
Gout
Groin Pain
Groin Problems and Injuries
Growing Pains
Hammer, Claw, and Mallet Toes
Hamstring Muscles
Head Injury, Age 3 and Younger
Head Injury, Age 4 and Older
Healthy Habits to Prevent Osteoporosis
Healthy Muscles
Heat After an Injury
Heel Bursitis or Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
Hip Bursitis or Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
Hip Fracture
Hip Fracture Repair (Hip Pinning)
Hip Fractures: What Increases Your Risk
Hip Injuries, Age 11 and Younger
Hip Injuries, Age 12 and Older
Hip Problems, Age 11 and Younger
Hip Problems, Age 12 and Older
Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty
Ice Massage
Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Improving Sleep When You Have Chronic Pain
Inguinal Hernia
Inguinal Hernia: Surgery in Adults
Injury to the Tailbone (Coccyx)
Interactive Tool: Should I Consider Surgery for My Low Back Problem?
Interactive Tools
Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET) for Low Back Pain
Jack's Story: Will I Need Surgery?
Jaw Problems: Changing Your Diet
Jaw Problems: Exercise and Relaxation
Joint Replacement: Realistic Expectations
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Deciding About Total Joint Replacement
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Inflammatory Eye Disease
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Pain Management
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Range-of-Motion Exercises
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Stretching and Strengthening Exercises
Knee Bursitis and Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
Knee Problems and Injuries
Knee Replacement Surgery
Kyphoplasty
Lab Tests for Fibromyalgia
Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Injury
Leg Amputation
Leg Cramps During Pregnancy
Leg Injuries
Leg Problems, Noninjury
Little Leaguer's Elbow (Medial Apophysitis)
Living With More Than One Health Problem
Log Roll Method for Safe Movement
Lorna's Story: There's No Fast Cure
Low Back Pain
Low Back Pain: Easing Back Into Your Daily Activities
Low Bone Density
Lumbar Herniated Disc
Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Arthrodesis)
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Lumbar Spondylosis
Lyme Disease
Massage Therapy
Massage Therapy During Pregnancy
Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injury
Medicines for Bone Loss
Medicines That Can Cause Weakness or Fatigue
Medicines That May Cause Arm or Leg Problems
Meniscectomy for a Meniscus Tear
Meniscus Repair
Meniscus Surgery: Recovery Time
Meniscus Tear
Misdiagnosis of Lyme Disease
Mitochondrial Diseases
Mobility Problems: Getting In and Out of a Car Safely
Modifying Activities for Osteoarthritis
Monitoring During Anesthesia
Morton's Neuroma
Moving From Sitting to Standing
Mucous Cyst Ganglions
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Multiple Sclerosis Progression
Multiple Sclerosis: Benefits of Exercise
Multiple Sclerosis: Bladder Problems
Multiple Sclerosis: Mental and Emotional Problems
Multiple Sclerosis: Modifying Your Home
Multiple Sclerosis: Questions About What to Expect
Muscle Cramps
Muscle Relaxants for Anesthesia
Neck Pain
Neck Problems and Injuries
Necrotizing Fasciitis (Flesh-Eating Bacteria)
Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren's Disease
Neisseria Meningitidis
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Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
Nose Injuries
Nuclear Medicine Scan
Nursemaid's Elbow
Office Ergonomics
Olecranon Bursitis (Popeye Elbow)
Open Carpal Tunnel Surgery
Open Inguinal Hernia Repair (Herniorrhaphy, Hernioplasty)
Open-Joint Arthroplasty for Temporomandibular Disorders
Opioids
Orthopedic Surgery for Cerebral Palsy
Orthotics for Foot Problems
Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis: Heat and Cold Therapy
Osteochondritis Dissecans of a Joint
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis in Men
Osteoporosis Risk Factors
Osteoporosis Risk in Younger Women
Osteoporosis Screening
Osteotomy and Paget's Disease
Osteotomy for Osteoarthritis
Overuse Injuries
Paget's Disease of Bone
Pain Control Diary
Pain Diary
Pain Management
Pain Management Clinic
Pain Relief for Fibromyalgia
Paraffin Wax for Arthritis
Parkinson-Plus Syndromes
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's Disease and Sexual Problems
Parkinson's Disease and Speech Problems
Parkinson's Disease: Eating and Drooling Problems
Parkinson's Disease: Modifying Your Activities and Your Home
Parkinson's Disease: Movement Problems From Levodopa
Parkinson's Disease: Other Symptoms
Partial Hip Replacement Surgery
Patellar Dislocation
Patellar Subluxation
Patellar Tracking Disorder
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Patty's Story: Using Positive Thinking to Help Back Pain
Percutaneous Discectomy for a Lumbar Herniated Disc
Periodic Limb Movement Disorder
Phalangeal Head Resection (Arthroplasty) for Toe Joint Deformities
Phantom Limb Pain and Chronic Pain
Physical Activity as You Get Older
Physical Rehabilitation for ACL Injuries
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy for Back Pain
Physical Therapy for Knee Arthritis
Physical Therapy for Spinal Stenosis
Physical Therapy for Temporomandibular Disorders
Plantar Fascia Release
Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar Fasciitis: Resuming Your Training
Plica in the Knee
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Positional Plagiocephaly (Flattened Head)
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury
Postoperative Problems
Post-Polio Syndrome
Posture: Standing and Walking
Pregnancy: Changes in Feet and Ankles
Pregnancy: Hand Changes
Pregnancy: Pelvic and Hip Pain
Pressure Injuries From Scuba Diving
Preventing ACL Injuries
Preventing Falls in Older Adults
Preventing Foot Cramps
Preventing Foot Problems: Training Techniques
Preventing Tetanus Infections
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Prolotherapy for Low Back Pain
Proper Back Posture (Neutral Spine)
Psoriatic Arthritis
Quick Tips: Exercising Safely With Arthritis
Quick Tips: Modifying Your Home and Work Area When You Have Arthritis
Quick Tips: Using Backpacks Safely
Ravi's Story: Coping With Back Pain and Depression
Referred Shoulder Pain
Rehabilitation Programs for Multiple Sclerosis
Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation (RICE)
Restless Legs Syndrome
Restless Legs Syndrome: What Conditions Can Cause It?
Rhabdomyolysis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Classification Criteria
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Finger and Hand Surgeries
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Neck Symptoms
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Systemic Symptoms
Robert's Story: Getting and Staying Active
Roomy Shoes
Rotator Cuff Disorders
Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery
Rotator Cuff Tendon Impingement
Scaphoid Fracture of the Wrist
Sciatica
Scoliosis In Adults
Scoliosis in Children and Teens
Scoliosis: Wearing a Brace
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
Self-Massage
Severity of Back Injuries
Shin Splints
Shoulder and Neck Massage
Shoulder Bursitis and Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
Shoulder Problems and Injuries
Shoulder Replacement Surgery
Shoulder Separation
Shoulder SLAP Tear
Sickle Cell Crisis
Sickle Cell Disease: Aplastic Crisis
Sickle Cell Disease: Pain Management
Sickle Cell Disease: Preventing Problems and Staying Healthy
Sjögren's Syndrome
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
Small Joint Surgery for Osteoarthritis
Spasticity
Spina Bifida
Spinal Cord Injury: Safe Transfers To or From a Wheelchair
Spinal Curves in Scoliosis
Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis
Spinal Manipulation
Splint Care Tips
Splinting
Spondyloarthropathies
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
Sports Hernia
Stages of Lyme Disease
Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis
Steve's Story: Coping With Arthritis
Stopping Facial Bleeding
Stress and Back Pain
Stroke: Preventing Injury in Affected Limbs
Subacromial Smoothing and Acromioplasty for Rotator Cuff Disorders
Surgery for an Achilles Tendon Rupture
Surgery for Tennis Elbow
Symptoms of Lyme Disease
Synovectomy for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD)
Temporomandibular Disorders: Dental Splints
Temporomandibular Disorders: Having Good Body Mechanics
Temporomandibular Disorders: Treating Trigger Points
Temporomandibular Disorders: Ways to Ease Pain
Tendon Injury (Tendinopathy)
Tennis Elbow
Tennis Elbow: Stretches and Strengthening Exercises
Tetanus
Toe, Foot, and Ankle Injuries
Toe, Foot, and Ankle Problems, Noninjury
Total Hip Replacement Surgery
Trapped Finger, Toe, or Limb
Treatment for ACL Injuries in Children and Teens
Treatment for Stroke-Related Spasticity
Trochanteric Bursitis
Types of Chest Injuries
Types of Multiple Sclerosis
Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome
Upper and Middle Back Pain
Use Heat or Ice to Relieve Low Back Pain
Using a Cane
Using a Walker
Using Crutches
Using Ice and Cold Packs
Vaginal Dryness During and After Menopause
Vertebroplasty
Water Exercise
Weakness and Fatigue
Weight-Bearing Exercises to Maintain Healthy Bones
Whiplash
Worried About Using Opioids?
Wrist Splint for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Wrist Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain

Alkaline Phosphatase Test
Arthrogram (Joint X-Ray)
Arthroscopy
Bone Biopsy
Bone Density
Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy
Bone Scan
Calcium (Ca) in Blood Test
Computed Tomography (CT) Scan of the Body
Computed Tomography (CT) Scan of the Head and Face
Computed Tomography (CT) Scan of the Spine
Creatine Kinase Test
Electromyogram (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies
Extremity X-Ray
Facial X-Ray
Gallium Scan
Joint Fluid Analysis
Lyme Disease Test
Magnesium (Mg) Test
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Knee
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Shoulder
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Spine
Phosphate in Blood Test
Phosphate in Urine Test
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
Skull X-Ray
Spinal X-Ray
Vitamin D Test

Achilles Tendon Rupture: Should I Have Surgery?
ACL Injury: Should I Have Knee Surgery?
Arthritis: Should I Have Hip Replacement Surgery?
Arthritis: Should I Have Knee Replacement Surgery?
Arthritis: Should I Have Shoulder Replacement Surgery?
Bunions: Should I Have Surgery?
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Should I Have Surgery?
Dupuytren's Disease: Should I Have Hand Surgery?
Hammer, Claw, or Mallet Toe: Should I Have Surgery?
Inguinal Hernia: Should I Have Surgery Now, or Should I Wait?
Low Back Pain: Should I Have an MRI?
Low Back Pain: Should I Have Spinal Manipulation?
Low Back Pain: Should I Try Epidural Steroid Shots?
Lumbar Herniated Disc: Should I Have Surgery?
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Should I Have Surgery?
Meniscus Tear: Should I Have a Diagnostic Test (MRI or Arthroscopy)?
Meniscus Tear: Should I Have Surgery?
Osteoporosis: Should I Have a Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Test?
Osteoporosis: Should I Take Bisphosphonate Medicines?
Plantar Fasciitis: Should I Have Surgery for Heel Pain?
Rotator Cuff Problems: Should I Have Surgery?
Scoliosis: Should My Child Have Surgery?
Temporomandibular Disorder: Should I Have Surgery for Jaw Pain?
Tennis Elbow: Should I Have Surgery?

ACL Injury: Exercises to Do Before Treatment
Arthritis: Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis
Back Problems: Proper Lifting
Chronic Pain: Using Healthy Thinking
Foot Problems: Finding the Right Shoes
Gout: Changing Your Diet
Healthy Eating: Taking Calcium and Vitamin D
Low Back Pain: Exercises to Reduce Pain
Meniscus Tear: Rehabilitation Exercises
Osteoarthritis: Exercising With Arthritis
Patellar Tracking Disorder: Exercises
Plantar Fasciitis: Exercises to Relieve Pain
Rotator Cuff Problems: Exercises You Can Do at Home
Sprained Ankle: Rehabilitation Exercises
Sprained Ankle: Using a Compression Wrap
Wrist Care: Preventing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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