What is the disease of unlocalized pain in the whole body?

I often hear people say that their whole body aches, as if no part of their body is healthy. This is especially true for older people, who experience pain all over their body due to the decline in body functions. What disease is this unlocalized pain all over the body? Many elderly people often complain of pain all over their body. In fact, such pain mostly comes from joint problems. Once you feel pain all over your body, you should seek medical attention in time and improve the condition through scientific treatment.

Migratory pain often occurs in rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Doctors call the pain that rotates in joints throughout the body "migratory pain." Pain that is limited to a local joint is called simple arthritis. The pain range of simple arthritis is relatively small. It is mainly a pain signal sent from the inflammation in the joint cavity.

Main causes

Joint pain is mainly caused by arthritis or joint disease. Joint pain involves a very wide range of types, so the differential diagnosis of joint pain is crucial. However, some causes are known and some are not yet clear. In short, a clear diagnosis is the prerequisite for the rational treatment of the disease. Main areas of joint pain:

1. Knee pain 2. Spinal pain 3. Shoulder pain 4. Elbow pain 5. Wrist and hand pain

Many people suffer from joint pain in life. There are many causes of joint pain. Based on age, gender, site of onset, and symptom characteristics, it can generally be summarized into soft tissue, cartilage, bone, and inflammatory causes. Arthritis caused by any reason can generally be cured or relieved if timely medical treatment and symptomatic treatment are received. The following are some common causes of joint pain:

1. Injury of the ligaments around the joint: The stability of the knee ligaments is relatively poor when the knee joint is slightly flexed. If it is suddenly subjected to external force and causes eversion or inversion at this time, it may cause injury to the medial or lateral collateral ligament. The patient will have a clear history of trauma, knee pain, swelling, bruising, and limited motion.

2. Cartilage damage is mainly meniscus damage of the knee joint. When the knee joint is slightly bent, if the knee is suddenly excessively internally rotated or externally extended (for example, when playing football, bending the calf, turning around and kicking the ball), it may cause meniscus tear. Meniscus injury will cause an obvious tearing feeling in the knee, followed by joint pain, limited movement, limping when walking, and popping when the joint moves.

3. Synovitis: When the synovium of the joint is damaged due to trauma or excessive strain, a large amount of fluid will accumulate, which will increase the pressure inside the joint, leading to joint pain, swelling, tenderness, and friction and astringent sounds. For example, when the knee joint is actively and extremely extended, especially when the knee extension exercise is performed with a certain resistance, the pain below the patella will be aggravated. The pain is also significantly aggravated during extreme passive flexion.

4. Autoimmune system diseases Immune system diseases such as lupus erythematosus and psoriasis can also invade the joints and cause swelling and pain, which requires blood tests to assist in diagnosis.

5. Children's growing pains. This type of patients are mainly children in the growth period, and boys are more common. The pain is commonly found in the knee joint, hip joint, etc. This situation is a normal physiological phenomenon that occurs during children's growth and development. Because the bones of children in the growth stage grow relatively quickly, the growth and development of the periosteum and local muscles are not coordinated, which causes discomfort and joint pain. It is also believed that the pain is caused by a low-grade infection.

6. Traumatic joint pain is caused by some accident or incident that causes trauma (such as soft tissue injury, fracture and dislocation, etc.) to the joints of the shoulder, wrist, knee, ankle, etc. without any serious fractures, resulting in joint pain.

7. Suppurative arthritis has a history of infection in other parts of the body or a history of local trauma. The painful joints may be swollen, and the deep location may not be obvious, but there are symptoms such as increased body temperature, joint pain, inability to move, and increased blood count.

8. Osteoarthritis The onset age of osteoarthritis is mostly after the age of 40. Joint pain is worse in the morning and gets better during the day and night. Bone hyperplasia and bone spurs in the joints rub against surrounding tissues, causing joint pain.

9. Osteoporosis Elderly women experience pain in multiple joints throughout the body, feel extremely weak, and cannot walk with weight. If other diseases are ruled out, they may have osteoporosis.

10. Rheumatic and rheumatoid arthritis mostly occur in women aged 20 to 45. Rheumatoid arthritis often presents with migratory pain (the location of the pain is uncertain). Pain, swelling, and stiffness often occur in the wrist area. Joint sensitivity, swelling, and pain occur simultaneously and are symmetrical (such as both wrists and both knees).

11. Gouty arthritis Gout pain is common in the thumb and first metatarsophalangeal joint (outside of the big toe). It is mainly due to purine metabolism disorder in the body induced by eating seafood and drinking alcohol. In the acute stage, patients experience local redness and swelling, severe pain, and unbearable pain; in the chronic stage, patients may experience pain, joint deformity, and other symptoms.

12. Pain caused by strain: Due to the relatively large amount of activity in the joints, the muscles and other soft tissues around the joints become strained, which in turn causes pain. Common examples include frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, etc.

13. Pain caused by tumors. The presence of tumors in local joints is also one of the important factors causing joint pain, which is more common in children and the elderly in the growth and development period. If joint swelling and pain occur, the pain is more severe at night than during the day, painkillers are ineffective, and there is no reasonable explanation, you should go to the hospital for further examination to rule out joint tumors.

The main causes of migratory pain in the elderly

①Degenerative changes of joints

② Chronic strain of joints

③Osteoarthritis caused by rheumatism , rheumatoid arthritis, etc.

④The decline of ovarian function and the decrease of estrogen secretion lead to a large loss of calcium, causing osteoporosis.

Generally speaking, after women are over 40 years old, as the secretion of estrogen decreases, the intestinal absorption of calcium will be inhibited and the activity of osteoblasts will also weaken. At this time, a large amount of bone mass will be lost, and most people will experience varying degrees of muscle aches throughout the body, especially low back muscle pain, intercostal pain, hip joint pain, etc. It is recommended to go to the hospital for an X-ray as soon as possible.

For pain caused by osteoporosis, it is best to do bone density testing and measurement of related metabolic indicators to determine the degree of bone reduction and then provide symptomatic treatment. If the pain is caused by hyperplastic bone and joint hyperplasia, a combination of Chinese and Western medicines with anti-inflammatory, analgesic, muscle-relaxing and blood-activating properties can be used for comprehensive treatment, such as physical therapy, to reduce the swelling and spasm caused by the hyperplasia in the local joints and relieve the pain. If osteoarthritis is caused by rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, etc., the pain is usually accompanied by redness and swelling of the joints. At this time, you may wish to go to the rheumatology and immunology department of the hospital for anti-O, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and rheumatoid factor testing.