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Joint pain is a clinical finding in which a joint (where two bones meet) is painful to move. This can occur with arthritis, crystal build up in joints, immune conditions, and infections.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

14 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Very common

Body locations

Extremity, Arm, Leg, Shoulder, Hand, Foot

Is Symptom of

Sprains and strains
Condition
Painful joints
Condition
Hand foot mouth disease
Condition
MCL injury
Condition
Dog bites
Condition
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Is a Side Effect of

Norfloxacin
Cipro
Copaxone
Coreg
Cervarix
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Joint pains
Ibuprofen
3
1 review
Aspirin
3
1 review
Acetaminophen
1 review
Pain medicine
Naproxen
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