Stiff joints
Stiff joints: Introduction
Stiff joints: Reduced mobility or movement of the joints.
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Causes of Stiff joints:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
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Causes of Types of Stiff joints:
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Stiff joints
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Medical Books Excerpts
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- JOINT PAIN
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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Stiff joints: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Stiff joints
Psoriatic arthritis often undiagnosed cause of joint conditions: Patients with the skin condition psoriasis
can also have the related arthritis subtype called "psoriatic arthritis".
This arthritic condition tends to be overlooked, even in patients with diagnosed psoriasis.
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Stories from Users for Stiff joints
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Medications or substances causing Stiff joints:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Stiff joints as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Stiff joints
Organs affected by Stiff joints:
The list of organs typically affected by Stiff joints may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Stiff joints
The list below shows some of the causes of Stiff joints mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Stiff joints
How Common are these Causes of Stiff joints?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Stiff joints.
Of the 239
causes of Stiff joints that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2
causes are "very common" diseases
- 9
causes are "common" diseases
- 5
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1
causes are "rare" diseases
- 8
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 219
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 239
causes of Stiff joints
Conditions listing symptoms: Stiff joints:
The following list of conditions
have 'Stiff joints' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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7p2 Monosomy Syndrome
... difficulty moving jointsA
Acromesomelic dysplasia Brahimi Bacha type
... restricted joint mobilityAcromesomelic dysplasia Hunter Thompson type
... restricted joint mobilityAcromesomelic dysplasia, Maroteaux type
... restricted joint mobilityAcromicric dysplasia
... restricted joint mobilityAdducted thumbs - arthrogryposis, Christian type
... arthrogryposisAkesson syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityAlkaptonuria
... joint stiffnessAllain Babin Demarquez syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityAmyoplasia
... joint stiffnessAngiokeratoma - mental retardation - coarse face
... restricted joint mobilityAnkle Arthritis
... joint clicking, joint locking, difficulty moving joint, joint stiffnessAnkle Osteoarthritis
... joint locking, joint stiffnessAnkylosis
... joint immobility, stiff joints, fused joint bonesAnkylosis - facial anomalies - pulmonary hypoplasia syndrome
... arthrogryposisArthritis
... joint clicking, joint locking, morning joint stiffness, difficulty moving joint, joint stiffnessArthritis - short stature - deafness
... restricted joint mobilityArthrogryposis - ophthalmoplegia - retinopathy
... restricted joint mobilityArthrogryposis - renal dysfunction - cholestasis syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityArthrogryposis due to muscular dystrophy
... restricted joint mobilityArthrogryposis IUGR thoracic dystrophy
... restricted joint mobilityArthrogryposis multiplex congenita neurogenic type
... restricted joint mobilityArthrogryposis multiplex congenita type 2B
... restricted joint mobilityArthrogryposis multiplex congenita, distal, X-linked
... restricted joint mobilityArthrogryposis, congenital - myopathic seizures
... arthrogryposisArthrogryposis, distal, type 2A
... restricted joint mobilityArthrogryposis, distal, type 2B
... restricted joint mobilityArthrogryposis-like disorder
... restricted joint mobilityArthropathy, progressive pseudorheumatoid, of childhood
... restricted joint mobilityAvascular necrosis
... limited joint mobility, joint stiffnessB
Baraitser burn fixen syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityBehcet's Disease
... joint stiffnessBentham-Driessen-Hanveld syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityBethlem myopathy
... reduced joint mobilityBrachydactyly - tibial hypoplasia
... restricted joint mobilityBursitis
... difficulty moving affected joint, joint stiffnessC
Chondrocalcinosis
... joint stiffnessChondrocalcinosis 1
... stiff jointsChondrocalcinosis 2
... stiff jointsChondrocalcinosis familial articular
... stiff jointsChristian's syndrome 1
... arthrogryposisChromosome 1, monosomy 1q4
... restricted joint mobilityChromosome 12, Isochromosome 12p Mosaic
... stiff jointsChromosome 12p tetrasomy syndrome
... stiff jointsChromosome 21 monosomy
... arthrogryposisChromosome 21q deletion syndrome
... stiff jointsChromosome 3, monosomy 3p25
... restricted joint mobilityChromosome 3, monosomy 3q13
... restricted joint mobilityChromosome 6, monosomy 6q
... Stiff jointsChromosome 6q deletion syndrome
... stiff ;jointsChromosome 7, Monosomy 7p2
... difficulty moving jointsChromosome 7, terminal 7p deletion
... difficulty moving jointsChromosome 7, trisomy 7q
... Joint stiffnessChromosome 7q duplication syndrome
... joint stiffnessChromosome 9, trisomy 9q
... stiff jointsChromosome 9p tetrasomy syndrome
... arthrogryposisChromosome 9q duplication
... stiff jointsChromosome 9q duplication syndrome
... stiff jointsCongenital Muscular Dystrophy
... stiff jointsConnective tissue disorders
... joint tightnessConnective tissue dysplasia, Spellacy type
... restricted joint mobilityCranio osteoarthropathy
... stiff jointsCraniosynostosis cleft lip palate arthrogryposis
... arthrogryposisCutis verticis gyrata mental deficiency
... restricted joint mobilityD
Davenport-Donlan syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityDeletion 6q
... Stiff jointsDermatomyositis
... joint stiffnessDesbuquois dysplasia-like syndrome
... stiff jointsDialysis-related amyloidosis
... joint stiffnessDislocation
... difficulty moving the jointDuplication 7q
... Joint stiffnessDwarfism - stiff joint - ocular abnormalities
... stiff jointsDyggve-Melchior-Clausen Syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityDysostosis
... stiff jointsE
Ectopia lentis, isolated
... stiff jointsElbow Arthritis
... joint clicking, joint locking, difficulty moving joint, joint stiffnessElbow Osteoarthritis
... joint locking, joint stiffnessEpiphyseal dysplasia, multiple
... joint stiffnessEpiphyseal dysplasia, multiple, 3
... joint stiffnessEpiphyseal dysplasia, multiple, 5
... joint stiffnessF
Facial dysmorphism - intellectual deficit - short stature - hearing loss
... reduced joint mobility, joint stiffnessFacies unusual arthrogryposis advanced skeletal malformations
... arthrogryposisFamilial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome (FCAS)
... stiff jointsFamilial hypopituitarism
... stiff jointsFinger Arthritis
... joint clicking, joint locking, difficulty moving joint, joint stiffnessFinger osteoarthritis
... joint locking, joint stiffnessFlynn-Aird syndrome
... stiff jointsFrontometaphyseal dysplasia
... reduced joint mobilityG
Gangliosidosis generalized GM1, type 1
... stiff jointsGaucher disease - perinatal lethal form
... arthrogryposisGEMSS syndrome
... stiff jointsGM1 gangliosidosis
... stiff jointsH
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
... joint stiffnessHemophilic arthropathy
... difficulty moving jointsHerrmann Opitz arthrogryposis syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityHip Arthritis
... joint clicking, joint locking, difficulty moving joint, joint stiffnessHip osteoarthritis
... joint locking, joint stiffnessHomocystinuria
... limited joint mobilityHomocystinuria due to cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency
... limited joint mobilityHunter-Carpenter-Macdonald syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityHutchinson Gilford Syndrome
... stiff jointsJ
Jacobs syndrome
... joint stiffnessJaffe-Lichtenstein-Sutro syndrome
... stiff jointJequier-Kozlowski-skeletal dysplasia
... restricted joint mobilityJohnston Aarons Schelley syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityJorgenson-Lenz syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityJuvenile idiopathic arthritis
... joint stiffnessJuvenile idiopathic arthritis, unclassified
... joint stiffnessJuvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
... joint stiffnessJuvenile Scleroderma
... joint stiffnessK
Kleeblattschaedel syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityKnee arthritis
... joint clicking, joint locking, difficulty moving joint, joint stiffnessKnee osteoarthritis
... joint locking, joint stiffnessKniest dysplasia
... limited joint mobility, joint stiffnessKoussef nichols syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityKousseff-Nichols syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityL
Lissencephaly type III - metacarpal bone dysplasia
... arthrogryposisLumbar malsegmentation - short stature
... restricted joint mobilityLymphomatous thyroiditis
... joint stiffnessM
Macleod-Fraser syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityMandibuloacral dysplasia
... stiff jointsMandibuloacral dysplasia with type A lipodystrophy
... stiff jointsMatsoukas syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityMental mixed retardation - deafness - clubbed digits
... restricted joint mobilityMental mixed retardation deafnes clubbed digits
... restricted joint mobilityMental retardation - arachnodactyly - hypotonia - telangiectasia
... reduced joint mobilityMental retardation - short stature - deafness - genital
... restricted joint mobilityMental retardation - short stature - heart and skeletal anomalies
... reduced joint mobilityMephenytoin - Teratogenic Agent
... stiff jointsMetaphyseal chondrodysplasia, recessive type
... restricted joint mobilityMetatrophic dysplasia
... reduced joint mobilityMucolipidosis III
... stiff jointsMucolipidosis type 3 A
... joint stiffnessMucopolysaccharidosis 1
... joint stiffnessMucopolysaccharidosis II
... joint stiffnessMucopolysaccharidosis type 2 Hunter syndrome- severe form
... joint stiffnessMucopolysaccharidosis type 6
... joint stiffnessMucopolysaccharidosis type I Hurler syndrome
... joint stiffnessMucopolysaccharidosis type I Hurler/Scheie syndrome
... joint stiffnessMucopolysaccharidosis type I Scheie syndrome
... joint stiffnessMultiple epiphyseal dysplasia
... joint stiffnessMyhre Syndrome
... decreased joint mobility, joint stiffnessMyhre-Ruvalcaba-Graham syndrome
... reduced joint mobilityN
Nail-Patella Syndrome
... limited joint mobilityNakajo-Nishimura syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityNegative rheumatoid factor polyarthritis
... morning joint stiffnessO
Oculo cerebro acral syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityOculocerebral hypopigmentation syndrome, type Preus
... restricted joint mobilityOsteitis
... joint stiffnessOsteoarthritis
... joint locking, joint stiffnessOsteochondrodysplatic dwarfism - deafness - retinitis pigmentosa
... restricted joint mobilityOvergrowth radial ray defect arthrogryposis
... arthrogryposisP
Palindromic rheumatism
... joint stiffnessPallister Killian Mosaic Syndrome
... stiff jointsPallister Mosaic Syndrome Tetrasomy 12p
... stiff jointsPelvic dysplasia arthrogryposis of lower limbs
... restricted joint mobilityPenicillamine, D - Teratogenic Agent
... arthrogryposisPeptidic growth factors deficiency
... restricted joint mobilityPerinatal-lethal Gaucher disease
... arthrogryposisPhenytoin - Teratogenic Agent
... stiff jointsPhocomelia - contractures - absent thumb
... restricted joint mobilityPneumonia, Aspiration
... joint stiffnessPneumonia, Bacterial
... joint stiffnessPneumonia, Staphylococcal
... joint stiffnessPneumonia, Viral
... joint stiffnessPodder-Tolmie syndrome
... arthrogryposisPolyarthritis, rheumatic factor-negative
... morning joint stiffnessPolychondritis
... joint stiffnessPositive rheumatoid factor polyarthritis
... morning joint stiffnessPowell-Chandra-Saal syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityProgeria
... joint stiffnessProgeria short stature pigmented nevi
... reduced joint mobilityPropoxyphene - Teratogenic Agent
... arthrogryposisProximal spinal muscular atrophy
... restricted joint mobilityPsoriasis
... restricted joint motionR
Radio digito - facial dysplasia
... restricted joint mobilityRajab-Spranger syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityRay-Peterson-Scott syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityReactive arthritis
... Decreased range of movement of the jointReiter’s syndrome
... joint stiffnessRelapsing Polychondritis
... Decreased joint movementRheumatoid arthritis
... joint stiffness after inactivity, morning joint stiffness, joint stiffnessRhizomelic syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityRichieri Costa Guion Almeida Cohen syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityRiedel syndrome
... joint stiffnessRolland-Desbuquois syndrome
... reduced joint mobilityS
Say-Barber-Miller syndrome
... restricted joint mobilitySchlegelberger-Grote syndrome
... restricted joint mobilitySchofer beetz bohl syndrome
... restricted joint mobilityScleroderma
... stiff jointsScleromyxedema
... reduced joint mobilityShort stature - prognathism - short femoral necks
... restricted joint mobilityShoulder arthritis
... joint clicking, joint locking, difficulty moving joint, joint stiffnessShoulder Osteoarthritis
... joint locking, joint stiffnessSilverman-Handmaker syndrome
... reduced joint mobilitySkeletal dysplasia - mental retardation
... arthrogryposisSpherophakia brachymorphia syndrome
... stiff jointsSpinal Arthritis
... joint clicking, joint locking, difficulty moving joint, joint stiffnessSpinal Muscular Atrophy
... arthrogryposisSpine osteoarthritis
... joint locking, joint stiffnessSpondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda progressive arthropathy
... stiff jointsSpondylometaphyseal dysplasia, Kozlowski type
... limited joint mobilitySprain
... reduced joint mobility, joint immobilitySpranger-Schinzel-Myers syndrome
... arthrogryposisStiff skin syndrome
... limited joint mobilityStill's Disease, Adult-Onset
... joint stiffnessSynovial osteochondromatosis
... limited joint mobility, joint lockingT
Toe Arthritis
... joint clicking, joint locking, difficulty moving joint, joint stiffnessToe Osteoarthritis
... joint locking, joint stiffnessTrisomy 6 mosaicism
... arthrogryposisU
Unusual facies, short stature, enamel hypoplasia, stiff joints and high-pitched voice
... stiff jointsW
Wrist Arthritis
... joint clicking, joint locking, difficulty moving joint, joint stiffnessWrist osteoarthritis
... joint locking, joint stiffness
Conditions listing complications: Stiff joints:
The following list of conditions
have 'Stiff joints' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Arthritis
... joint stiffnessG
Gout
... joint immobilityR
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome
... stiff jointsS
Scleroderma
... stiff joints
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Causes of Stiff joints Based on Risk Factors
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Stiff joints?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Stiff joints, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
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Classifications of Stiff joints:
Subtypes of Stiff joints:
Arthrogryposis (19 causes), Heberden's nodes
Medical Conditions associated with Stiff joints:
Stiffness (629 causes), Arthritis-like symptoms (653 causes), Joint symptoms (786 causes), Movement symptoms (2556 causes), Joint pain (634 causes), Pain (5609 causes), Sensations (5876 causes), Nerve symptoms (6219 causes), Common symptoms (7717 causes)
Symptoms related to Stiff joints:
Stiff knee (21 causes), Stiff elbow (9 causes), Stiff ankle, Joint injury, Joint strain, Joint sprain, Joint overuse, Prior joint injury, Normal aging, Tendinitis (3 causes), Bursitis, Muscle spasms (1689 causes), Arthritis (61 causes)
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