If you find yourself complaining of a constantly achy back, a shoulder that just kills, or your neck being tied in knots, you should know that these common complaints could be a warning sign that you are suffering from arthritis pain.

It's important to pay attention to the aches your body is making you aware of since arthritis pain can affect you entire body if it spreads. Symptoms of arthritis are passed off by people as just general body aches because arthritis is associated with old age.

Little do they know, arthritis pain doesn't discriminate against age or gender and can attack at any time. Experiencing arthritis pain in different parts of their body are over a quarter of a million young people but they don't feel the need to say so.

Any ideas why arthritis hurt so much? The literal meaning of arthritis is joint inflammation. Having a hundred of different forms of this disease is arthritis and there are different symptoms affecting different places of the body.

There are two different types of arthritis pain: acute and chronic. When you cut or wound yourself, you experience acute arthritis pain. This type of pain is generally temporary and shouldn't last more than a few days to a few weeks.

Various different types of arthritis can cause acute pain. For example, when you hold yourself in the same position for an extended period of time and you start to feel some of your joints aching - that's acute arthritis pain. This type of pain goes away eventually and shouldn't last longer than a few weeks. Consult a doctor right away if it does.

Generally longer lasting and recurrent is chronic arthritis pain. Torture is how it's been described by many of the people who suffer from it. Lasting for days, weeks, months, or even years is this type of pain and it can even last a lifetime in some cases. Chronic pain has been described as the worst side effect of arthritis and can disable a person permanently.

Every person has their way of handling the various amounts of pain. For those with arthritis, this makes it difficult to describe the exact amount of pain. While enduring harsh pain, others will continue to work and walk while some will stop all activity when they feel a little discomfort because they can't stand the pain.

A cure for arthritis is something doctors haven't figured out yet. You can take various medications if you want to dull the pain. As for what medications to take and how often you should take them, doctors can offer you advice. For the most part, doctors recommend taking Tylenol, Aspirin, Midol, Ibuprofen, or other anti-inflammatory drugs.