Approximately 2 to 4% of all Americans experience fibromyalgia. But what exactly is this debilitating condition?  And what parts of the body does it affect?  Fibromyalgia is a syndrome related to arthritis.

Like arthritis, fibromyalgia can create interference in normal activities such as walking, working, or recreation.  However, arthritis while affects only the joints, fibromyalgia causes pain to muscles, ligaments and tendons.

Gout is a disease caused by the buildup of uric acid in the joints. It results from an elevated blood level of uric acid, which occurs when the liver produces more uric acid than the body can excrete in the urine.

Gout affects about 1 in 200 adults. Men are more commonly affected than women. Gout usually affects the joint of the big toe (hallux) or the ankle joints.

It is now widely believed that pain affects men and women differently, for example, young children may learn to respond to pain based on how they are treated when they experience pain. Some children may be cuddled and comforted, while others may be encouraged to tough it out and to dismiss their pain.

Many experts now agree that women recover more quickly from pain, seek help more quickly for their pain, and are less likely to allow pain to control their lives. They also are more likely to marshal a variety of resources-coping skills, support and distraction-with which to deal with their pain.

One theory as to the cause of fibromyalgia that is gaining acceptance is that a trauma or significant stressor turns on an individual’s “fight-or-flight” response.

Fibromyalgia pain affects the skeletal muscles, ligaments, and tendons in the body. Pain can also be felt in the bursa, the sacs that surround your joints providing nutrition and lubrication needed for movement.

Neck pain may begin in any of the structures in the neck. Neck pain affects approximately 80% of people at some point in their lifetime. Pain in the neck can be due to injury, a mechanical or muscular problem.

A trapped nerve caused by a bulge in one of the discs between the vertebrae or from arthritis of the neck. When your neck is sore, you may have difficulty moving it, especially to one side. Many people describe this as having a stiff neck.

Any pain in the elbow caused by muscle strain is often referred to as tennis elbow, but actually there are three distinct places where such pain can exist and three labels for such pain. Tennis elbow affects the outside of the elbow, while golfer’s elbow refers to pain on the inside of the elbow and bursitis is usually the cause of pain on the back of the elbow.

Arthritis causes pain and loss of movement of the joints.There are more than a 100 different types of arthritis diseases, most common one is known as Osteoarthritis, which normally affects people of old age, around 50, or 60 years old. Arthritis can happen to anyone, regardless of age and sex.

Diabetes can be painful when blood sugar becomes too high, it is also considered one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. There are different diabetes complications like kidney, feet and eye.

Diabetics suffer from pain because of neuropathy, a type of nerve damage that primarily affects the feet and legs, this pain is making it difficult for you to be physically active.