Joint pain can be caused by wound moving any of the ligaments, bursae, or tendons nearby the joint. Injury can also affect the ligaments, cartilage, and bones inside the joint. Pain is also a feature of joint frustration (arthritis) and infection, and can be a mark of tumors of the joint. Joint pain is also [...]

For the cause of pain associated with joint problems one needs to understand the anatomy of joints. A joint is the place where two bones meet. The cartilage covers the ends of the bones and has a slippery , cushiony and protective surface so that the bones move smoothly against each other. Over the years [...]

Osteoarthritis is perhaps the fastest growing form of arthritis in the United States. According to the Arthritis Foundation, one third of all adult Americans have x-ray evidence of osteoarthritis. Last year over 7 million visits to the doctor were osteoarthritis related which is second to cardiovascular disease in America. As we age this number is [...]

Arthritis: like heart disease, diabetes and obesity, Arthritis is often a preventable disease for most people, which normally begins as a result of an unhealthy diet and lifestyle (inactivity, no regular exercise). It is estimated that up to 70 million Americans will develop Arthritis within the next 20 years, so healthier dietary habits and regular [...]

There’s an old song that says, “You don’t know what you’ve got until you lose it”. That’s the way it is with most of us who have full functioning joints and are able to go about as we please. Joint pain relief is far from our minds. Many think of joint pain as nothing more [...]

Mainstream medicine tends to dismiss alternative remedies for arthritis in favour of drug therapy and established treatments. This article discusses some of the alternative therapies available. Do they work or not? There are many forms of arthritis and it can affect sufferers in different ways and to greater or lesser degrees. One factor is common, [...]

Drug based medication for the treatment of Arthritis and joint pain may be a thing of the past. Natural products have been to be at least as effective as their medicinal counterparts in many cases. Read on to find out more. Devil’s Claw is indigenous to the Kalahari Desert in Africa. The herb is now [...]

The human body is really very amazing. Every time you walk, bend or run you are using important body parts like bones, muscles and joints. Without these parts, movement would be impossible. Those suffering from joint problems know only too well the debilitating effects of joint pain. It can restrict your social life and even [...]

The human body is unique, the most complex organism in the world and every aspect of the body down to the tiniest microscopic cell reveals that the human body is fearfully and wonderfully made. The human body has 206 bones and there are 230 moveable and semi-moveable joints in the body. Joints are structures where [...]

What is it? Due to various factors such as stress, age, bad posture, etc. joints can become fixated. Fixated joints can be painful, and they create tension in nearby muscles. Joint mobilization involves improving mobility in these areas that currently have less than normal movement. Joint mobilization helps to release these compressed joints and relax [...]