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.

• Malignant syndrome

  It is also called Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS). It's a rare and serious reaction to certain medicines. The symptoms usually start within 2 weeks of starting the medication, but in some cases, they begin after one dose, or after taking the medication for years. Most common causative medications include antipsychotics and occasionally drugs used to treat or prevent vomiting, Parkinson's disease etc.

• Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
• Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
• Spinal muscular atrophy