Body pain is a common ailment that can affect anyone. It can range from mild aches to severe debilitating pain.

Understanding body pain involves recognizing its types, causes, and effective management strategies.

Common types of body pains include

• Musculoskeletal pain: Pain in muscles, bones, joints and ligaments.
• Visceral pain: Pains originating from internal organs.
• Neuropathic pain: Pain caused by damage to the nerves.
• Referred pain: Pain felt in an area different from its source.

Causes of Body Pains

Injury

Muscle strains, fractures

Overuse

Repetitive movements, strenuous activities.

Medical Conditions

Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Hypothyroidism, Lupus.

Lifestyle Factors Affecting Body Pains

Obesity:

Obesity leads to metabolic syndrome, which has a cluster of problems including a large waistline, high circulating triglycerides (fats), low HDL (good) cholesterol, high blood pressure and high fasting blood sugar. This means the risk of heart attack, stroke and diabetes increases dramatically compared to the non-obese population. Nearly all forms of cancer are higher in the obese population. Arthritis rates are significantly higher in the obese population as well.

Poor posture:

When you use incorrect posture, several areas stress may develop within your muscle tissue, spinal joints and discs. this stress may get relieved when the offended posture is corrected or may continue to accumulate, slowly weakening the structure.

Alcohol consumption:

• Stress