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What Does Pain In The Joints At Night Indicate?

I ache in every joint at night when I try to sleep, it get so bad it wake s me up from a d ead sleep if I turn in bed. the nights I want to get some rest I take two alieve and I can sleep at least half the night. this has been coming on for about six months and when it started I went to the doctor and he did test. rule out arthritis and at that time he gave me cortizone shot in my shoulders and that knocked it out with 24 hours I felt great for about a month and it slowly came back . when I get up in the morning I can barely move I have to slowly work my joint loose and by 10 to 11 a m I can mover fairly good but if I turn wrong or stretch wrong I sure now I over did it.. I am 61 years old and hope I don t have to live with this the rest of my day s I have been in good heath up to now with very few pain s
Fri, 8 Dec 2017
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You may need to be assessed by a rheumatologist. This is a doctor that specializes in conditions affecting the muscles and joints.

He or she would examine you and suggest different blood tests and imaging to find the specific cause for your pain.
Conditions such as scleroderma, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis along with other conditions, would be assessed.

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What Does Pain In The Joints At Night Indicate?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic You may need to be assessed by a rheumatologist. This is a doctor that specializes in conditions affecting the muscles and joints. He or she would examine you and suggest different blood tests and imaging to find the specific cause for your pain. Conditions such as scleroderma, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis along with other conditions, would be assessed. I hope this helps