Arthritis is a common condition that causes pain and inflammation within a joint. In the UK, around 10 million people have arthritis. The condition affects people of all ages including children. There are many different types of arthritis that cause a wide range of symptoms.

When chronic back pain disturbs your sleep night after night, you might despair of ever getting a good night's sleep. However, with proper treatment, you can get relief from chronic back pain and enjoy normal sleep. Day-to-day tasks become a nightmare, simply putting your shoes on can leave you in excruciating pain.

Carpal tunnel syndrome can cause pain and other symptoms in the hand. It is caused by pressure on a nerve in the wrist. Treatment is usually effective. There are eight small bones called carpal bones in the wrist.

The word fibromyalgia means pain (algia) coming from the muscles (my) and fibrous tissues (fibro) such as tendons and ligaments. Most people with fibromyalgia also have other symptoms in addition to the pains.

Frozen shoulder is a condition where a shoulder becomes painful and stiff. Shoulder movements become reduced, sometimes completely 'frozen'. It is thought to be due to scar-like tissue forming in the shoulder capsule. Without treatment, symptoms usually go but this may take up to 2-3 years.

Migraines affect one in seven adults in the UK. Women are three times more likely to get them than men. You can get migraines at any age but they are most common from your late teens up to the age of 50.

The term repetitive strain injury (RSI) is used to describe a range of painful conditions of the muscles, tendons and other soft tissues. It is mainly caused by repetitive use of part of the body. It is usually related to a job or occupation, but leisure activities can also be a cause.

The term sciatica describes the symptoms of leg pain and possibly tingling, numbness or weakness that originates in the llower back and travels through the buttock and down the large sciatic nerve in the back of the leg.

Scenar is very effective with most sports and exercise injuries, speeding up recovery times for muscles and ligaments that are painfully overstretched, sprained, or torn. It is now a preferred treatment for increasing numbers of top sportsmen, ballet dancers, musicians and other celebrities.

Golfer's elbow is the name given to a similar condition that produces pain around the inner side of your elbow. The site of the pain in tennis elbow is where some tendons from your forearm muscles attach to the bone around your elbow.