Arthritis typically affects the joints, and most types of arthritis can also causesystemic(throughout the body) symptoms that can make you feel like you have the flu. Some people have arthritis symptoms almost all the time, while many people only have occasional symptoms. Whether your symptoms a...
Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often begin in the smaller joints. These include the joints that attach your fingers to your hands and your toes to your feet. Early signs of RA include: Sore, swollen, or stiff joints lasting 6 weeks or longer Joint stiffness in the morning that lasts...
Distal arthritis.This type usually affects the joints near the end of your fingers and toes, though it can affect other joints as well. With this type, you will usually also have symptoms in your fingernails and toenails. For instance, your nails might look discolored, flaky, or pitted. Spo...
Temporary joint pain, like soreness in your knees andwrists, can be common even in people who don’t have arthritis. People with arthritis typically experience joint pain for at least six weeks.1 Joint Swelling People with RA may have red or swollen joints. This can affect motor function in...
This type of arthritis makes up 60% of PsA cases. It also affects joints on both sides of the body, but it won't be the same joints on both sides.2You might also have asymmetric PsA if you havearthritisin less than five joints on one side of your body. People may experience:345 ...
Rheumatoidarthritis(RA) is a form of arthritis that causes pain, swelling, stiffness and loss of function in your joints. It can affect any joint but is common in the wrist and fingers. More women than men get rheumatoid arthritis. It often starts in middle age and is most common in olde...
Tenderness of the inflamed joint can be present with or without pain. When large joints are involved, such as the knee, there can be loss of cartilage with limitation of motion from the joint damage. When arthritis affects the small joints in fingers, there can be bone growth and loss of...
diagnosis trickier. Also confounding: The severity and location of skin lesions have very little impact on the severity and location of psoriatic arthritis joint symptoms and vice versa. You could have skin lesions only on your legs and knees but have swelling only in your fingers on one hand....
Numbness in the fingers and toes Changes in appetite (eating too much or not at all) Depression and anxiety Many of these symptoms can also occur when acute stress is severe, such as during apanic attack. Sometimes, the symptoms come on so quickly and profoundly that it may seem like you...
How to tell if you have rheumatoid arthritis The most common rheumatoid arthritis symptoms are: Joint stiffness eg if you can’t bend your fingers Loss of function with certain tasks or movement Aching and throbbing joints, especially in the morning Swollen joints that are also painful — this...