Generalized pain in the elderly is commonly caused by lung, nasopharyngeal cancer, breast cancer, influenza, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases, and the common ways to relieve the pain are medication, acupuncture, massage and so on. 1. Medication: For the generalized pain caused by diseases, it is necessary to treat the primary disease, and also can take ibuprofen, acetaminophen and other analgesic drugs to relieve the pain as prescribed by the doctor. 2. Acupuncture: patients can go to professional medical institutions for acupuncture to relieve generalized pain. 3. Massage: the elderly can also go to the regular hospital for massage treatment when the whole body pain. There are many causes of generalized pain in the elderly, and they should be taken seriously. We should consult a doctor in time to identify the cause of the pain and treat accordingly to relieve the pain and slow down the progress of the disease.