How to understand what hurts: a muscle or a joint?
Many are sure: if your knee, shoulder or elbow hurts, the problem is definitely in the joint. This is not always the case. The source of the pain may be muscles, tendons or ligaments. How to distinguish one pain from another, what signs to look for and in which cases it is necessary to see a doctor urgently?
Candidate of medical sciences Alexander Sotenko said that at the first meeting the doctor will ask certain questions. Check the boxes to help him with the diagnosis and make it easier for you to understand the cause of the pain.