Chapter 1: Clinical Overview
There is no single specific cause of chronic joint pain, but the following will increase the risk of developing it:
Being overweight – obesity puts excess strain on joints
Being over 40 years old
Being a women
Family history of the condition
Having a previous injury to the joint, such as a dislocation or fracture
Working in a job that involves a lot of heavy lifting
Frequently doing repetitive actions, for example using the hands or legs, such as lots of kneeling.
Joint pain that lasts for a prolonged time period, over three months, is termed chronic. It can have various causes such as: a type of arthritis, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, gout, bursitis and physical injury. One of the most common causes is osteoarthritis.
