Bites from ticks carrying Lyme disease can cause aching joints all over the body. While the threat from those little buggers has abated somewhat, it still is a problem, Dr. Kersting says. Several other diseases target the joints and transfer soreness into the muscles to which they're connected, giving you a total-body achiness. Rheumatoid arthritis pain typically is worse in the morning after you've risen from a night's worth of stillness, but it improves once you begin to move around for 30 to 60 minutes, Dr. Rudy notes. Symptom Relief A chiness from overactivity and most infections clear up with time.
More stubborn causes require more determined treatment.
Here's how to feel a bit better no matter what is causing the problem. Go soak yourself. Twenty to 30 minutes of heat three times a day provides soothing, relaxing relief for total-body aches, Dr. Kersting says. Saunas, Jacuzzis, hot showers and long immersions in a tub filled with hot water all make you feel better. Take a load off.