However, there are signs and symptoms that are usually common to all kinds of arthritis. Some of the signs and symptoms may include some of the following:
1. Chronic pain in the joints
Arthritis can affect different joints of the body depending on the type of your arthritis but the most common arthritis pain is commonly felt in:
Knees
Hips
Feet
Ankle
Wrists
Hands
Elbows
Arthritis is life long and chronic, this means that patients should learn to deal and manage arthritis effectively because you may not really know when you will feel flare up of the arthritis.
2. Inflammation
Inflammation of the joints is one factor that helps the doctors in diagnosing arthritis. Inflammation is characterized by soreness, redness of the affected limbs
3. Stiffness
Stiffness is one sign of arthritis especially if it happens in the morning and if it limits your normal activities.
4. Tenderness and pain
If you feel tenderness and pain every time you use the affected joints even in easy activities like walking or typing, then you might have arthritis.
5. Limited movements
If you observe that your movements are somewhat becomes limited because of the chronic pain you feel then you really have to set an appointment to your physician.
6. Deformity of the joints
Deformity takes place for the severe and progressive type of arthritis. Though it is quite fearful to think about deformity, arthritis drugs can be used to halt and slow down the progress of the disease.
Hands are one of the most common joints that are affected by the deformity.
7. Weight loss
8. Malaise
Arthritis patients often complain that they feel malaise and tiredness even just doing some simple activities. They often found themselves lacking in energy and feel tiredness even they do not do any strenuous activities.
9. Fever
10. Crepitus
In general, arthritis signs and symptoms may be exhibited on different forms and level of the damage of the joints. However, a patient who experiences any of these symptoms for more than two weeks may consider checking with his physician.
Early diagnosis can slow down the damage to the joints by using arthritis drugs, physical therapy and proper exercise.
