Joint Stiffness

Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms

• Muscle weakness in the limbs

• Difficulty breathing / breathlessness

• Gross hematuria

• Swelling of the affected area

• Low back pain

• Recent weight loss

• Fever

• Disorder of consciousness

• Fainting with loss of consciousness

• Altered mental status (delirium)

• Numbness / sensory disorder

• Repeated fever above 38 ℃

• Dysphagia

• Impossible to walk normally

• Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

  An inflammatory disease affecting multiple joints, especially in the hands and feet. The cause is autoimmunity (body's immune system attacking itself).

• Fibromyalgia

  A condition that causes diffuse pain and muscle aches across the body. The cause is poorly understood.

• Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

  Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a form of arthritis that occurs in children under 16 years of age. It's a chronic condition, lasting for months and years. It affects one or more joints for at least 6 weeks. JIA occurs when the body's immune system attacks its own tissues and the reason why that happens is unknown.

• Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
• Spinal muscular atrophy

• Malignant syndrome

  It is also called neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS). It's a rare and serious reaction to certain medicines. Symptoms typically start within hours to days after exposure to the medication, but sometimes can happen after two weeks up to a month from starting it. Most common causative medications include antipsychotics and occasionally drugs used to treat or prevent vomiting, Parkinson's disease etc. Symptoms include dangerously high body temperature, muscular rigidity, and severe agitation and altered mental status.