question: So for the last few months I have had incredible pain in joints. I normally have at the base of my thumbs but only if I m doing wiring or playing music (old football injuries) But they hurt every day now regardless. I wake up during the night with my hands having fallen asleep at night also. The same time the ball of my right foot started to feel like im waking on a golf ball by the end of the day. Elbow joints also started around the same time. This isn t like an oh i kinda feel it pain. It hurts enough to wake me or make my uncomfortable during the workday.