Waking up in the morning I feel stiffness in the hands, feet and back?
Do not ignore this symptom, writing off all the awkward posture and lack of sleep. Under stiffness of joints can hide much more serious problems, experts warn.
Weight
Because of the excess weight creates unnecessary strain on the joints, from which there is fraying of the meniscus (pads, thanks to which it creates joint stability). Stiffness in the morning in this case occurs in the legs – knee and ankle joints. This is due to the fact that during the night joints relax, and when you get out of bed, they suddenly begin to experience stress. Half an hour later the discomfort go away or are significantly reduced.
Rheumatoid arthritis
This connective tissue inflammatory lesions of the joints, with autoimmune origin. Morning stiffness in the joints is the first symptom of the disease. In this case, difficulty in movements remains in the order of hours, while there is muscle weakness. Later, you may develop deformity of the affected joints and the violation of their functions.
Psoriasis
In psoriasis stiffness of the joints appears in 6% of cases, and often precedes the skin manifestations of the disease. When psoriasis affects both small and large joints. There is redness and swelling of the joint and the surrounding area.
Rheumatism
This disease, provoked by the influence of beta-hemolytic Streptococcus group A,
which occurs as a result of illness earlier of the throat (tonsillitis, pharyngitis, chronic tonsillitis) streptococcal origin. Rheumatism suffer in most cases large joints. A disease characterized by symmetry and “volatility”. In the period of inflammation of the joints hot to the touch, and the skin around it is red.
Reactive arthritis
Stiffness of the joints in this case, it appears as a result of penetration of an infection into organism, in the majority of cases – genitourinary (chlamydia, gonococcus, Ureaplasma), or the gastrointestinal tract. The inflammation of the joints asymmetrical, painful, may be accompanied by swelling, the process involves the small joints of the foot with the inflammation of the tendons.
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ankylosing spondylitis – also known as Bechterew’s disease. It is a chronic inflammation of the joints, in most cases affecting the spine. Most of the victims are young men. In this disease there is pain in the back, often in lumbosacral his Department. In parallel with this affects large and small joints.
Osteoarthritis
In osteoarthritis there is a loss of articular cartilage and the destruction of the painful symptoms in the joints become more pronounced. First appears just stiffness and crunching in the joints, then pain during exercise and later at rest, and over time may disrupt their mobility. The disease most often affects the joints that are more prone to stress – the hip, knee or shoulder.
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