To feel or notice your joints in your dream, represent flexibility. It also refers to a give and take situation and the need to work together as a team.
To dream that you are having joint problems, suggests that things are not coming together the way you want it to. You are experiencing difficulties in your progress.
A joint in the physical body can represent:
Adaptability to situations or challenges
Ability to take things in stride, go with the flow, or change directions
See also the particular joint.