From hidden nutrient deficiencies to the "double-jointed" trap, discover why your skeletal system is sending distress signals and how to protect your mobility for the long haul.

Your body is made up of hundreds of joints. These joints attach bones together and help your body move. The sternoclavicular joint is one of four joints in your shoulder. When the sternoclavicular ...

There are several possible causes of sudden joint pain, such as gout, infections, and tendinitis. Other possible causes are injuries, such as fractures, dislocations, sprains, and strains. Sudden ...

Nearly all of us have experienced our joints ‘pop’ at some point in our lives. Whether it was from cracking our knuckles, getting adjusted by a chiropractor, or the inadvertent sound that sometimes ...

Shoulder injuries and different types of arthritis may cause acromioclavicular (AC) joint pain. The AC joint in the shoulder connects the collarbone to part of the shoulder blade. One of the AC ...

Joint pain can be caused by a number of biological, psychological, and social factors. The most common cause of joint pain is different types of arthritis. There is a wide availability of medications ...

Joint pain can make it difficult to carry out basic tasks, from walking up the stairs to opening a jar and even typing. When it comes to the skeletal system, our joints have some of the most important ...

Your body's defense system can mistakenly attack healthy joints, causing inflammatory arthritis. Early signs like persistent joint pain, swelling, morning stiffness, fatigue, and symmetrical pain ...

Inflammatory arthritis, where the immune system attacks healthy joints, demands early attention. Watch for persistent joint pain, swelling, morning stiffness exceeding 30 minutes, fatigue, fever, ...

This type of inflammatory arthritis occurs when someone’s autoimmune system starts to attack their own body, explains Rebecca Haberman, M.D., a rheumatologist at NYU Langone Health. [1] This causes ...