Question 1

why do i have joint pain?

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A long list: Joints hurt from overuse, trauma, arthritis, wearing out, infection, drug side effects, vascular occlusion and malignancy.  Some of these are acute and need immediate evaluation;  some are chronic and need to be followed with your family doctor.  A few require specialty care from a rheumatologist or orthopod.  Let you family doc steer you in the right direction.

Question 2

what could cause joint pain?

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Many causes: Arthritis, injury, overuse, nerve damage, pinched nerve.   Please be more specific and restate your question.  There are to many possibilities to list.

Question 3

wgat does joint pain feel like?

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Depends: People define pain inbthe joint in multiple ways based on their life experinces so state is sharp or dull or an ache or burning.

Question 4

what r the causes of sudden joint pain?

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Multiple: Joint pain onset of a sudden onset is very unusual and rare. The causes can vary from an injury to various causes like arthritis infection.

Question 5

what are the common causes of joint pain?

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Arthritis, swelling: Typically, the most common cause would probably be arthritiis
where there is damage to the joint surfaces. Also, with many
cases there can be associated synovitis when there is more 
fluid in the joint than normal which will cause increased pain
and swelling. Treatment is usually with nsaid, local cortisone
injections, and hyaluranate gel injections.

Question 6

what are the causes of severe joint pain?

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Many: Trauma, infection, non-infectious inflammation, e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, part of general autoimmune disease, gout, lyme disease, rarely a tumor.

Question 7

i want to know why you i have joint pain ?

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Joint pain: The commonest cause of chronic joint pain in older people is osteoarthritis due to wearing away of cartilage. Joint stiffness is not inflammation. Other causes of arthritis include. rheumatoid arthritis or other autoimmune diseases, gout, pseudogout,psoriasis,Lyme disease. Inflamed tendons,sprain or overuse can cause joint pain.

Question 8

what could cause joint pain in adolescents?

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Many things: Adolescents could have many things, from a stress fracture, "growing pains, " juvenile arthritis, or even simple overuse.  See your doctor - they should be able to steer you down the right path.

Question 9

what are ways to soothe my joint pain in the cold?

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Joint pain: Stretching, heat from a shower or heating pad (don't get burned), massage,  &amp; acupuncture can help. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) can help with both pain relief and in reducing inflammation. Examples are ibuprofen (like Advil, Nuprin or Motrin), Naproxen sodium (like Aleve, (naproxen) Naprosyn, Anaprox) or Asprin (such as Bayer, Ecotrin, Ascriptin). Avoid NSAID's if pregnant or allergic.

Question 10

has anyone taking capoxone had joint pain?

Accepted Answer

Yes: I assume you mean Copaxone (glatiramer) for multiple sclerosis. Yes, joint pains have occurred in patients taking Copaxone (glatiramer) but it is unclear if the joint pains were clearly related to the drug.

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