When more than one joint is affected, it is called polyarthralgia. It can also be referred to as pain from another site in the body. Bursitis, ligament tear, infection, gout, bone tumor, and many other causes can lead to joint pain.

Sports injuries in players can injure ligaments and tendons. The inflamed inner lining of the joint or synovial lining usually occurs in painful joint conditions of long standing. Neglected joints gradually lose their function if pain, swelling and redness is ignored for a long. Joint pain is a treatable condition.