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Health Encyclopedia: Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms

Symptoms

The hallmark symptom of rheumatoid arthritis is morning stiffness that lasts for at least an hour. (Stiffness from osteoarthritis, for instance, usually clears up within half an hour.) Even after remaining motionless for a few moments, the body can stiffen. Movement becomes easier again after loosening up.

Swelling and Pain

Swelling and pain in the joints must occur for at least 6 weeks before a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis is considered. The inflamed joints are usually swollen and of...

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Expert & Community Posts

Can You Have Too Much Green Tea?

By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...help ease the inflammation and pain of rheumatoid arthritis. In that study, isolated synovial... Read more »

Gene Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis – How Far Away is it?

By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

The recent death of a rheumatoid arthritis gene therapy study subject caused not only sorrow at... Read more »

Can I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus?

By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert

Is there an association between rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus)? Can... Read more »

Can Spinal or neck arthritis lead to headaches?

By Grant Cooper , Health Expert

...such as the knee or hip. As such, they can develop arthritis and become painful. ... Read more »

With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Thinking Outside the Box Means Looking Beyond The Joints

By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

It is so easy to forget that arthritis is not the only problem we see with rheumatoid arthritis,... Read more »

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Health Guide

Information on Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications

From the FDA Consumer Magazine, March-April 2005 by Carol Rados Few people with arthritis would be willing to stop taking a medication that works, especially when nothing else has. But what if joint... Read more »

Fibromyalgia Myth Busting

...It’s time to dispel the myths and clarify the facts. 1. Myth: Fibromyalgia is a form of arthritis. Fact: Fibromyalgia is a neurological disease. Although it was once... Read more »

Referred Pain: Can it be treated by Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)?

...connect each vertebral body. Like other joints in the body, the facet joints can wear out and develop arthritis (inflammation of a joint characterized by swelling and pain). Facet arthritis pain... Read more »

Headaches: Cluster: Causes

...(such as that caused by sitting in front of a computer keyboard or driving daily for long periods), arthritis, injuries of the upper spine, or abnormalities in the cervical spine (the spinal bones... Read more »

Osteoarthritis: Surgery

...procedures are available as a final measure to relieve pain and increase function in patients with osteoarthritis. Certain surgical procedures can help relieve pain if medications fail. Even with... Read more »

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