Joint pain can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'minor' to 'generally fatal'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.
Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose joint pain, we could:
Cause | Probability | Status |
---|---|---|
Chronic Fatigue-Fibromyalgia | 93% | Confirm |
Aspartame/Neotame Side-Effects | 30% | Unlikely |
Low Testosterone | 12% | Unlikely |
Dehydration | 2% | Ruled out |
Poor Musculoskeletal Health | 2% | Ruled out |
Osteoarthritis | 0% | Ruled out |
High Histamine | 0% | Ruled out |
Sarcoidosis | 0% | Ruled out |
Do you have pain, stiffness or swelling in any of your joints that is not associated with a past injury or abuse?
Possible responses:
→ No / don't know→ Minor, in one or two joints → Minor in several joints, or moderate in one or two → Major in one or two joints, or moderate in several → Major, in several joints |
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