What Causes Stiffness In Joints After Sitting For A While?

Posted on Mon, 11 May 2015

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Question : When I sit for moe than an hour I find it hard to get up becuase of the stiff joint pain in my legs
once I get up and move around the pain subsides
why is this

Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Polyarthritis with early morning stiffness.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.

Seems you are suffering from multiple joint pain - Polyarthritis with early morning stiffness. Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the most common causes for Polyarthritis.

I would suggest you to get yourself examined by an Orthopaedician for multiple joint pains . You would be asked to undergo few blood tests like Hb, RBS, TLC, DLC, ESR, RA factor, CRP and Thyroid profile along with routine urine examination. These investigations will help us find out the exact cause. Discuss with your doctor.

I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.

Take care

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