Gout

• Pain in the joints in your lower body that is accompanied by swelling and alternates between flare ups and reduced or no symptoms may be caused by gout.
  
  

Osteoarthritis

• If your joint pain is concentrated in areas such as your wrists, spine or hips and is accompanied by swelling, it may be caused by osteoarthritis.
  
  

Bursitis

• Bursitis is the inflammation of fluid around your joints, and can cause joint pain especially around the joints of your shoulders, elbows and knees.
  
  

Bone Cancer

• Cancer that spreads throughout your bones may cause you to have pain throughout your joints and in the long bones of your arms and legs.
  
  

Rickets

• Although rare in adults, a deficiency of vitamin D may result in rickets, a condition that can cause you to have widespread joint pain and bone deformities.
  
  

Lyme Disease

• If your joint pain occurred after getting a tick bite or going out in the woods, it may be a result of Lyme Disease.
  
  

Influenza

• Being ill with influenza ("flu") may cause you to have symptoms including joint pain throughout your body, fever, cough and congestion.