Morning-stiffness: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for morning stiffness

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Among the factors, only morning stiffness duration 45 min was an independent predictive factor. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pain and morning stiffness are the most frequently reported PROs. Other domains that may appear relevant for patients are infrequently reported, especially function. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Clinical manifestations are represented by pain and morning stiffness in this regions. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Rheumatoid Arthritis

LLLT could be considered for short-term treatment for relief of pain and morning stiffness for RA patients, particularly since it has few side-effects. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

morning stiffness, disease activity, pain, ESR, CRP Feverfew UK 41 Difference ( ): grip strength 1.5 4 [ 16 ] No difference: early morning stiffness, inactivity stiffness [dx.doi.org]

Relative to a separate control group, LLLT reduced pain by 1.10 points (95% CI: 1.82, 0.39) on visual analogue scale relative to placebo, reduced morning stiffness duration [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Symptoms include painful, swollen and tender joints, limping, morning stiffness, decreased activity and the reluctance to use an arm or leg. [news.abbvie.com]

Symptoms of joint pain and tenderness are worse in the morning in association with the previously described morning stiffness (see systemic onset JIA). [medicinenet.com]

Children with JIA more commonly describe stiffness and a dull discomfort over the affected joint(s) that is worse in the morning. [healio.com]

Axial Spondyloarthritis

stiffness lasts longer than 30 minutes, versus mild, transient morning stiffness with mechanical pain4,12 Help your patients understand the cause of their nightly pain by [factsaboutaxspa.com]

The typical symptoms of nr-axSpA are back pain and morning stiffness. [medicinenet.com]

Typical symptoms of axial SpA (AS) include: Slow or gradual onset of back pain and stiffness over weeks or months, rather than hours or days Early-morning stiffness and pain [nass.co.uk]

Arthritis

The length of time for morning stiffness decreased by 28 minutes. [doi.org]

Duration of morning stiffness Morning stiffness usually lasts longer than 1 hour. Morning stiffness usually lasts less than 1 hour. [uwhealth.org]

It is often accompanied by signs and symptoms—lengthy morning stiffness, fatigue, and weight loss—and it may affect various systems of the body, such as the eyes, lungs, heart [apma.org]

Polyarthritis

A 3-year-old girl was referred to our service with severe painful chronic polyarthritis for a period longer than 10 weeks and morning stiffness of 30min. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Significant morning stiffness lasting 1 h was found infrequently (32 %). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Back pain and morning stiffness are prominent here. This is an example of spondyloarthritis (affecting the spine.) [holistic-doc-pain-support.com]

Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthropathy

In some patients, prominent symptoms of fatigue, malaise, and morning stiffness may also develop, making the distinction from rheumatoid arthritis difficult. [musculoskeletalkey.com]

A small portion present as pseudorheumatoid arthritis with less intense pain, morning stiffness and fatique. [diseaseinfosearch.org]

Signs: Pseudo-Rheumatoid (5% of CPPD Deposition Disease) Symmetric Polyarthritis with low grade inflammation Synovial thickening Flexion contractures Morning Stiffness Fatigue [fpnotebook.com]

Juvenile-Onset Still Disease

Often, people with the condition have morning stiffness of joints that lasts for several hours. [medlineplus.gov]

Rehumatoid Arthritis كيف أشخص: المعايير التشخيصية المعلومة Criteria for diagnosis of Rheumatoid arthritis: Diagnosis of RA is made with four or more of the following: • Morning [hakeem-sy.com]

stiffness (more than 1 hour). • Arthritis of three or more joint areas. • Arthritis of hand joints. • Symmetrical arthritis. • Rheumatoid nodules. • Rheumatoid factor. • [hakeem-sy.com]

Spondylitis

How often do you experience morning stiffness? See how others responded. [humira.com]

The results we will monitor include morning stiffness, spinal mobility, activities of daily life, and safety of the drug. [clinicaltrials.gov]

Morning stiffness is also observed. [arthrolink.com]

Osteoarthritis

In this meta‐analysis, we were only able to pool certain outcomes, such as pain, morning stiffness and range of motion. [doi.org]

Duration of morning stiffness Morning stiffness usually lasts longer than 1 hour. Morning stiffness usually lasts less than 1 hour. [uwhealth.org]

"Morning stiffness" refers to the pain and stiffness you feel when you first wake up in the morning. Stiffness due to OA often lasts for 30 minutes or less. [nlm.nih.gov]

Overlap Syndrome

stiffness朝のこわばり n necrotizing angiitis壊死性血管炎 neovascularization新生血管形成 nodule小［結］節 nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)非ステロイド性抗炎症剤 o oligosialia唾液減少［症］ osteoarthritis [tokyo-med.ac.jp]

巨大舌 malignant rheumatoid arthritis (MRA)悪性関節リウマチ mast cell肥胖細胞、肥満細胞、マスト細胞 metered dose inhaler (MDI)定量噴霧器 microorganism微生物 mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD)混合性結合組織病 morning [tokyo-med.ac.jp]

Seronegative Arthritis

Symptoms that appear symmetrically across the body and in multiple joints Chronic inflammation Morning stiffness that lasts longer than 30 minutes Fatigue X-rays can also [everydayhealth.com]

Morning stiffness in seronegative form of the disease is less frequent and is less acute. [yourhealthyjoints.com]

stiffness for more than an hour in your hands, knees, elbows, hips, feet, or ankles that lasts at least six weeks Joint swelling, tenderness or pain, and sometimes redness [everydayhealth.com]

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Our results showed that there is significant correlation among ANA and other factors except morning stiffness. Another prospective study is recommended. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Morning stiffness (78%) and fever (68%) were the most common clinical presentations. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Symptoms of joint pain and tenderness are worse in the morning in association with the previously described morning stiffness (see systemic onset JIA). [medicinenet.com]

Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a systemic necrotizing small vessel vasculitis associated with circulating anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs). Skin manifestations, mostly represented by palpable purpura, papulonodular lesions and livedo reticularis, are present in up to 50% of the cases. Ulcerations[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Fibromyalgia

Other common symptoms include cognitive difficulty, headache, paresthesia, and morning stiffness. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

It is a multisystem disease characterized by sleep disturbance, fatigue, headache, morning stiffness, paresthesias, and anxiety. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Her heavy sensation of the body and morning stiffness had almost disappeared 5 months later. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Figures and Tables - Analysis 1.38 Comparison 1 Sulfasalazine versus placebo, Outcome 38 Morning stiffness (end point) (VAS 100 mm, 0 no stiffness, 100 severe stiffness). [doi.org]

stiffness plus VAS scores of # for at least # of the following # parameters: patient global assessment; average of VAS values for nocturnal back pain and total back pain; [hu.glosbe.com]

Figures and Tables - Analysis 1.16 Comparison 1 MTX versus No MTX, Outcome 16 Severity of morning stiffness (VAS 10 cm, 0 no stiffness, 10 severe). [doi.org]

Lumbar Osteoarthritis

Morning stiffness is a common complaint of lumbar spondylosis. [davidrobertsphysio.co.uk]

Association between spinal morning stiffness and lumbar disc degeneration: the Rotterdam Study. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The associations between self reported morning stiffness in conjunction with low back symptoms were stronger than self reported low back pain alone. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Psoriatic Arthritis

Signs and Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment The joint pain associated with psoriatic arthritis often causes stiffness, especially in the morning. [ucsfhealth.org]

Symptoms may include: Inflamed, swollen, and painful joints, usually in the fingers and toes Morning stiffness Reddened skin over the infected joint(s) Deformed joints from [stanfordchildrens.org]

stiffness Lower back, upper back, and neck pain General fatigue Changes to nails, such as pitting or separation from the nail bed Back to top Psoriatic Arthritis Types and [psoriasis.com]

Arthritis of Knee

Three symptoms (persistent knee pain, limited morning stiffness and reduced function) and three signs (crepitus, restricted movement and bony enlargement) appeared to be the [doi.org]

Persistent knee pain, limited morning stiffness and reduced function, crepitus, restricted movement, and bony enlargement appear to be the most useful indications of knee [en.wikipedia.org]

• Stiffness after periods of rest that goes away quickly when activity resumes. • Morning stiffness, which usually lasts no more than 30 minutes. • Pain caused by the weakening [usatoday.com]

Spondylitic Aortitis

stiffness, Fatigue (lack of sleep due to pain at night) Ankylosis -- Increasing stiffness and reduced ROM and increasingly abnormal posture How to quantify spinal involvement [brainscape.com]

The activity of AS is judged by severity of symptoms especially fatigue, stiffness in the spine and morning stiffness. [austin.org.au]

Morning stiffness and pain Pauciarticular (60%) JIA refers to cases where 4 joints are affected. [slideserve.com]

Juvenile Ankylosing Spondylitis

In this paper, a 14-year-old male patient is presented as a typical case of juvenile ankylosing spondylitis and Crohn's disease with low back pain, morning stiffness, limited [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Back pain and sometimes stooped posture Early morning stiffness Inability to take deep breath Appetite loss and weight loss Fatigue Fever Anemia Joint pain, particularly in [ortho.wustl.edu]

Call your child’s healthcare provider if your child has joint and back pain, morning stiffness or other symptoms of JAS. [urmc.rochester.edu]

Crystal Arthropathy

In some patients, prominent symptoms of fatigue, malaise, and morning stiffness may also develop, making the distinction from rheumatoid arthritis difficult. [musculoskeletalkey.com]

stiffness, synovial thickening, localized edema, and restricted motion due to active inflammation or flexion contracture of the hands/wrist. [mdedge.com]

Signs: Pseudo-Rheumatoid (5% of CPPD Deposition Disease) Symmetric Polyarthritis with low grade inflammation Synovial thickening Flexion contractures Morning Stiffness Fatigue [fpnotebook.com]

Pseudogout

Similar to RA, this condition is characterized by morning stiffness and fatigue and can lead to joint deformities. [arthritis.org]

This presentation of CPPD disease resembles RA in several respects, including the presence of significant morning stiffness, fatigue, synovial thickening, localized oedema [theultrasoundsite.co.uk]

Erosive Osteoarthrosis

stiffness. [everydayhealth.com]

Because it can present as an acute to subacute onset symmetric inflammatory arthritis with morning stiffness, it is often initially mistaken for rheumatoid or psoriatic arthritis [hopkinsarthritis.org]

Patients complain of a relatively acute or subacute onset of morning stiffness in the fingers of both hands. Systemic symptoms, however, are absent. [radiopaedia.org]

Psoriatic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

stiffness 0005197 Malar rash 0025300 Psoriasiform lesion 0025526 Reduced visual acuity Decreased clarity of vision 0007663 1%-4% of people have these symptoms Abnormality [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

stiffness attributable to JIA lasting 15 minutes. [clinicaltrials.gov]

Symptoms of joint pain and tenderness are worse in the morning in association with the previously described morning stiffness (see systemic onset JIA). [medicinenet.com]

Caplan Syndrome

In addition there are the features of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with painful joints and morning stiffness. [patient.info]

stiffness. [en.wikipedia.org]

Signs and symptoms [ edit ] Caplan syndrome presents with cough and shortness of breath in conjunction with features of rheumatoid arthritis, such as painful joints and morning [en.wikipedia.org]

Hip Arthritis

Symptoms You will experience severe pain confined to hip and thighs, morning stiffness and limited range of motion. [lowerlimbclinic.com]

You will experience severe pain confined to hip and thighs, morning stiffness and limited range of motion. [drmarcphilipponmd.com]

Achilles Tendinitis

Pre-activity pain and morning stiffness with a decrease in symptoms as the tendon warms up. May develop into a heel spur if chronic. [fleetfeet.com]

stiffness Tenderness Pain If you have heard a popping sound followed by intense pain, it’s possible that you may have ruptured your Achilles tendon. [emergeortho.com]

A painful heel for the first few minutes of walking after waking up in the morning. Stiffness of the ankle, which often improves with mild activity. [mydr.com.au]

Acute Polyarticular Gout

Psoriatic arthritis [ edit ] Occurs in 5-10% of patients who have psoriasis.Classic presentation involves the DIP(distal inerphalangeal joints).Morning stiffness is present.Deformity [en.wikipedia.org]

Noninflammatory arthritis typically causes less than one hour of morning stiffness. [aafp.org]

[…] underlying inflammation. 1 The duration of morning stiffness provides a useful guide to the extent of inflammation. [aafp.org]

Osteoarthritis of the Knee

She does not recall having injured her knee, and she has no morning stiffness and no pain in other joints. [nejm.org]

The following parameteres were established once a month: joint pain, morning stiffness, 15m walking time; edema, temperature, flexibility and perimeter in knee as well as [revistas.unal.edu.co]

Symptoms of osteoarthritis include joint pain with activity, night pain, morning stiffness, limited motion, joint inflammation, crepitus or noise from the knee, and deformity [pamf.org]