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Joint pain, pressure or heaviness
Joint pain, pressure or heaviness
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 29-year old male asked:
Im no longer a heavy weed smoker, but I take lisinopril for high blood pressure, will smoking a joint once a week or even once a month gonna severely affect my medicine or my health?
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A 17-year old female asked about a 36-year old female:
My Mother is experiencing obesity, difficulty moving joint, difficulty walking, high blood pressure (hypertension) and weight gain. The following ...
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A 59-year old female asked about a 58-year old female:
As an adult if some joints wear unevenly (causing more or less pressure), will this lead to osteoarthritis within 25 yrs. Or so positively.
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A 41-year old asked:
Temporomandibular joint pressure, tightness. Can it be a sign of any internal problems?
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A 39-year old asked:
Temporomandibular joint pressure, tightnesscan it be a sign of heart related problems, what to do?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I have joint hypermobility and often feel the urge to crack them because of pain & pressure. What else can i do to relieve this pain and pressure?
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A female asked:
Are there withdrawal symptoms with diclofenac. Being taken by a 97 year old woman with pain only when pressure is put on joints. Standing, etc. ?
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A 34-year old female asked:
So confused. What can cause just one PIP index joint to hurt in flares but only when pressure is applied sideways? Nearing one year now, had xray but suspect nothing will show up. Seems minor but it turns out you use your joints more then you realise?
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A female asked:
I have swelling on both sides of my rt foot around the joint area. Very painful to touch and put pressure on the foot any thoughts?
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A 27-year old male asked:
I m diabetic and have knee pain when I put pressure on my knee joint?
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A 42-year old asked:
What is a good sport / fitness which won't put pressure on feet joints?
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A 57-year old male asked:
What causes this pain? Sometimes when i bend my right elbow and put pressure on it, it causes a sharp pain in the skin. Skin normal, no joint pain.
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A 19-year old female asked:
7 weeks ago I fell and hurt my thumb joint.Now it is still painful.It's not a continuous pain though kinda only when I move it,or put pressure on it?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Injured my left wrist 2 years ago, during handstand. Still hurts when exercising or if put any pressure. On the left side of joint opposite to thumb.
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A 37-year old female asked:
37obeese lady 4feet10inches&80kg legs r thin uper body fat tred mil or bicycle will tredmil put pressure on joints&knees any diet chart&tred/bicycle?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Pain in my right back of hip at si joint. If laying down, when i try to stand up i can't put any pressure on right leg til it just goes away randomly?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can avascular necrosis of the shoulders be caused by a work-related strain or joint pressure?
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A 37-year old male asked:
I jammed my toe over a year ago.I get sharp pains from the joint up thtough my big toe and i cant run or put any pressure on it.any sugg?
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A female asked:
I have a small red lump under the skin of my pointer finger its near the tip and close to a joint. It only hurts when pressure is applied.
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A 51-year old male asked:
I've pain in all joints, pressure pain in upper legs and lower arms, this all since 2 years. All tests show me being fully healthy though. ?
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A 21-year old female asked:
sun/wind burn on back of calves/thighs. When I stand, there's a lot of intense pressure around the burned areas. Joints also in bad pain. Help?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is there a way to treat internal scar tissue that has built up around the knee joint? I believe the scar tissue is causing pressure resulting in pain.
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A 20-year old female asked:
R hip pain, mild, lasting for one day. The next day L hip pain, very painful. Feels swollen, pressure in joint. Cannot walk. Fades after 24 hours. why?
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A 25-year old male asked:
One side of upmost finger joint slightly swollen and bruise-like, both gone down over the last few days. Can move and bend finger just fine, pain only when pressing it. Possibly from using it on something that needed pressure to lock multiple times?
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A 25-year old female asked:
It is not a myth. Falling barometric pressure (usually indicating rain) will increase joint pain! is it why my joints hurts ? I have RA !
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A 20-year old female asked:
The left side of my right foot feels numb like theres some kind of pressure in my joints. Havent had any recent injuries or stubbed my foot?
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A 20-year old female asked:
The left side of my right foot feels a little numb like it has some kind of pressure in the joints. Have stubbed or injured my foot recently. ?
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A 37-year old female asked:
What can I do to prevent swollen joints? I'm concerned about high blood pressure
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A member asked:
My daugther both are expeiancing moderate joint pain in the last couple months. I have hashimoto's and high blood pressure but my kid is 13 healthy?
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A 28-year old female asked:
28y.o.femaleFor 2 months fingertip of left middle finger hurts when apply pressure.not the joint ,the soft tissue.no swell.doc says may i have injured?
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