Is stiffness and joint pain (non-acute) related to shingles? I have been treated twice with famiciclivir, and aside from continual Itching on my scalp (been going on for several years) and a few mysterious red itchy bumps (most recent appeared yesterday on by left back shoulder), I have not been experiencing the now-familiar electric shock sensation down my left arm. But the pain and stiffness in my hips, and less so in my knees has been a word for the past week or so. I m an active (tennis, golf) 74 year old female, in otherwise excellent health.