{"id":924,"date":"2025-08-19T06:46:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T06:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/?page_id=924"},"modified":"2025-10-11T11:10:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T11:10:23","slug":"joint-pain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/food-intolerance-advice\/symptoms\/joint-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do my joints hurt? Aching joint symptoms | YorkTest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n                \n<section class=\"pt-6 pb-6 lg:pt-8 lg:pb-8 \" id=\"\" data-section=\"breadcrumbs\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"flex\">\n            <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"bg-white pt-10 pb-10 lg:pt-20 lg:pb-20 \" id=\"\" data-block=\"generic-content\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"w-full \">\n                            <div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n                    <h1>Are you suffering with Joint Pain?<\/h1>\n<h3>Why do my joints hurt?<\/h3>\n<p>It is estimated that more than 9 million people in the UK suffer from arthritis and related conditions, experiencing frequent stiffness, pain, swelling, fatigue and reduced mobility.\u00a0 Inflammation occurs as the body\u2019s immune system targets affected joints, leading to pain and swelling which can be debilitating.<\/p>\n<p>Treatment generally focuses on pain relief and anti-inflammatory medication. However, in many cases this medication can present unwanted side effects such as raised blood pressure, diarrhea and increased susceptibility to infection.<\/p>\n<h3>Joint pain symptoms:<\/h3>\n<p>Typical joint pain symptoms include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Persistently aching joints such as ankles, wrists, knees, hips, back or shoulders<br \/>\n\u2022 Stiffness or swelling in joints<br \/>\n\u2022 Pain during movement<\/p>\n<h3>Joint Pain and Diet<\/h3>\n<p>If you find yourself asking \u201cwhy do my joints hurt?\u201d and experience prolonged aches and pains without an obvious cause you should visit your doctor to rule out any underlying medical conditions.<\/p>\n<p>If you continue to experience persistent aching joints, it may be a good opportunity to take a closer look at your diet.<\/p>\n<p>As individuals, our reactions to foods and drinks we consume varies a great deal. An ingredient which may cause problems for one person could be completely acceptable for another. At yorktest, we like to refer to this as our personal \u2018food fingerprint\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>For those with joint pain, maintaining an anti-inflammatory diet could be beneficial to your joint health.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":95,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-924","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=924"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86447,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/924\/revisions\/86447"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yorktest.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}