Joint & Muscle Problem

Body is composed of human skeletal system. There are basically 206 bones and 500 muscles in human body and many bones are attached to each other, so are the muscles. In some portions muscles are attached to the bones.A Joint is a structure in the human body at which two parts of the skeleton are fitted together.Our whole body movement is dependent on the joints and muscles. There are three main types of joints; Fibrous(immovable), Cartilaginous (partially movable) and the Synovial (freely movable) joint.Our shoulders, knees, movement of arms, hips etc are all dependant on the fitness of joints.

There are three types of muscles, skeletal or striated, cardiac, and smooth. Muscle action can be classified as being either voluntary or involuntary. Cardiac and smooth muscles contract without conscious thought and are termed involuntary, whereas the skeletal muscles contract upon command.But if the muscles or joints have some problem or develop some injury or disease the concerned body part can be affected as well as even the whole body movement can be restricted.There are certain disease that are commonly associated with joints, muscles or bones like:-