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Joint stiffness
Difficulty moving the affected joint is a symptom in which a person has trouble moving a joint affected by a medical condition. The joint may be painful, too still, too swollen, etc
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 41-year old asked:
What causes joint stiffness?
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A 35-year old asked:
How can I make body joint stiffness go away?
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A 40-year old asked:
Could i join the military with joint stiffness and gout?
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A 33-year old asked:
How can I make my body joint stiffness go away with yoga or tai chi?
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A 44-year old asked:
Lower back and joint stiffness? How often should I stand and stretch?>
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A 44-year old asked:
Are there any fruits and vegetables that would be good for easing joint stiffness?
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A 32-year old asked:
If one wanted to ease joint stiffness, what fruits and vegetables and minerals would be good?
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A 40-year old asked:
What could cause sudden onset of joint stiffness and pain in the feet?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is it possible to reduce stiffness from osteoarthritis? How can I reduce joint stiffness from osteoarthritis?
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A 30-year old asked:
How do you treat finger joint stiffness?
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A 44-year old asked:
What causes the joint stiffness after a sports injury?
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A 35-year old asked:
What is joint stiffness and pain, plus fever symptoms of?
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A 44-year old asked:
What causes joint stiffness/aching/swelling only in the mornings when I first wake up?
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A 39-year old asked:
What are some foods that can alleviate my problems of joint stiffness, and severe headaches?
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A 31-year old asked:
What is treatment for knee joint stiffness and pain?
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A 43-year old asked:
Lower back and joint stiffness? No injury. Any treatment ideas?
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A 33-year old asked:
Hello docs! can you tell me what could cause joint stiffness in my hands?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I am experiencing back pain (side: upper) and back injury. The following also describes me: Joint stiffness. What should I do?
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A 40-year old asked:
How can I make my hand joint stiffness go away?
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A 47-year old asked:
Can marijuana and rubbing alcohol help for painful joint stiffness?
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A 44-year old asked:
Why do I have joint stiffness in the middle knuckle of each finger?
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A 16-year old male asked:
I am experiencing arm swelling. The following also describe me: Visible deformity of joints, Stiff joints, and Joint stiffness. What should I do?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I have a cellulites spot on my leg and it's beginning to hurt and causing my knee to stiffen at work. Should I be concerned about the joint stiffness?
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A member asked:
I recently came off Lexapro (escitalopram) (slowly). 3 weeks later I have joint stiffness, swelling and pain in both knees. Could Lexapro (escitalopram) cause this?
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A 38-year old male asked:
I am experiencing knee pain and heel pain. The following also describes me: Joint stiffness. What should I do?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Skin outbreak big humps on body now getting cold shivers . Used cream and pills from pharmacist nauseous and joint stiffness?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I am experiencing ankle stiffness, popping or snapping sound from joint and flatfeet. The following also describes me: Joint stiffness. What should I do?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Toe joint stiffness and pain. No trauma. Slight redness and swelling on painful joint.
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A 31-year old female asked about a female:
My son is 8 years old and has welts/hives that show up like scratches. He also have joint stiffness mainly in his hands.
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A 16-year old female asked:
Finger is mimicking knee symptoms what would make it do this: joint stiffness, pain, felling like it needs to be cracked, hurts to bend, no trauma I know of I have softball all week help!!!
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