Acute muscle and joint pain is a common condition that can affect different parts of the body, including the muscles of the chest, abdominal, back, and extremities. Shoulders, elbows, wrists, fingers, knees, and ankles are most often the affected joints. It is sometimes referred to as body aches.

Muscle and joint pain can be caused by injury, intense work or sport, poor posture, and medical conditions (such as infections, myositis, and arthritis).