It can be frightening going to the doctor, but you may be out and in faster if you're able to give your physician correct descriptions of you problem. Be certain to let him know when the issue started and if there are any times the pains appears worse. Also knowing these common arthritis symptoms will make you realize when to make a doctor's appointment or not. Usually , the earlier your physician knows about your arthritis symptoms, the earlier you may be meticulously diagnosed and get productive treatment.

Joint discomfort is the most common of all arthritis symptoms. Arthritis is an umbrella term for over one hundred sorts of inflammations of the joints. Joints, in this situation, do not refer to any herbal smokes, but to the natural hinges of your body. Joints and, joint discomfort, are in your wrists, ankles, hips, neck, fingers, knees and shoulders. This is mostly a pain you have never had before while performing jobs that you never previously had any issues doing, for example opening a bottle or turning the pages of a book or walking up a flight of steps.

Joint stiffness is another of the major arthritis symptoms to look out for. Limbs and joints that previously not hurt while moving not only hurt, they refuse to move. This can be varied such as a hand refusing to uncurl from a fist position you made as you slept to not being able to move a leg. You move (or cant move) more like the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz before he gets his dose from the oil can. This can get better throughout the day, and often gets worse in the cold.

Physical joint changes are other common arthritis symptoms, although they do not happen to everyone with the beginnings of arthritis. The painful places of your body become visibly swollen, more red or discolored and very tender, often to the point where the only thing they will tolerate touching them is air.

In order to diagnose you and get you the help you need as quickly as possible, your doctor will also need to know your medical history and the medical histories of your parents and siblings, if possible. If they are willing to talk about it, ask and write down what your parents or sibling remember about when their arthritis started and what type of arthritis it was diagnosed as.