A sore shoulder or an achy knee can be a problem for anyone, and nearly everyone will experience this type of pain at some point in their lives. Pain that we feel around our joints can make life difficult in many ways, interfering with our ability to work and perform many of our basic daily tasks.

Many of us have experience with some annoying pain or another: that nagging knee, stiff shoulder, or hip that just won’t quit. Especially as we age, a little joint pain or stiffness can become more likely. Often, we can attribute it to some task we performed recently, whether that pickle ball match or when we helped move that friend’s couch.