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Reasons for Joint Stiffness and Pain | Dr Chirag Patel

Dr Chirag Patel, best orthopedic doctor in Mumbai, explains the common cause of joint stiffness and joint pain on this blog .<br>

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Reasons for Joint Stiffness and Pain | Dr Chirag Patel

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  1. Reasons for Joint Stiffness and Pain • There are several places in the human body where one can experience joint pain and joint stiffness . • A number of variables can contribute to joint discomfort such as increasing age, being overweight, past traumas, overstress, and other medical issues. • Typical joint pain often occurs in the hands, foot, pelvis, elbows, knees, or vertebrae. • Pain may be continuous or intermittent. The joint may occasionally feel inflexible, cramping, or painful.

  2. Reasons for Joint Stiffness and Pain • The Common Cause of Joint Stiffness and Pain • Bursitiscommonly occurs in those who frequently overstress their joints. It is commonly found in the hip, knees, elbows, and shoulders, where most of the weight is lifted. Bursaeis a little sac containing fluid that is responsible for absorbing the impact and force on the joint to protect the tendon and ligaments of the joints. Information in this sac will result in Bursitis, which is painful. • Rheumatoid arthritis is the major reason for joint pain and stiffness. Around 20 million people worldwide with arthritis have been reported to have this. This inflammatory medical condition is the most common type of arthritis. In this particular condition, your body’s immune system will abnormally target healthy body cells. This increases the inflammation in the joint and causes you pain.

  3. Reasons for Joint Stiffness and Pain • If not treated early, It can also lead to bone deformity and lower bone density. If you observe swelling in the joints, it is advisable that you visit a doctor immediately. • Osteoarthritis is a type of arthritis also known as degenerative arthritis. Globally, nearly 40 million people suffer from this. If you are over 50 years of age, then you are at high risk of getting this condition. It is caused by wear and tear of cartilage present in the joints. Cartilage helps in protecting your bones. These usually occur in the fingers, neck hips, knees, and elbows. Finger joint stiffnesscan prevent you from carrying out your daily activities like writing. • Lupus is similar to Rheumatoid arthritis. Both of them are autoimmune diseases, in which the body’s immune system targets the healthy cells of the body. If the immune system attacks the joints of the body then it can result in joint pains and stiffness. This condition is hard to diagnose. This is because the symptoms of Lupus are the same as other symptoms of other diseases.

  4. Reasons for Joint Stiffness and Pain Viral infection or high fever can cause overall pain in the body including joint stiffness and pain. These pains are not as chronic as the ones mentioned in the previous one. But this pain needs to be examined by doctors. The reasons for joint stiffness and paincan be because of the conditions mentioned above. Overview Early diagnosis will result in early treatment and faster healing and recovery. Therefore, you need the best orthopedic doctor in Mumbai , and that is none other than Dr. Chirag Patel. Dr. Chirag provides consultation and treatment for people at joints and sports clinic Mumbai. Contact now to prevention of joint stiffnessand other joint related diseases.

  5. Reasons for Joint Stiffness and Pain • Stress Fracture of the Heel or Calcaneal Fracture Treatment in Mumbai: • Heel bone fractures that are mild heal with lifestyle changes and non-surgical treatment options. Some of the common non-surgical treatment methods for heel bone fracture include: • Reducing the load on the heel (walking, standing or training) • Cushioned shoes & crutches • Physical therapy to the heel • Diet and nutrition changes • Applying ice to stop and reduce swelling

  6. Reasons for Joint Stiffness and Pain • Only when the above methods fail to arrest the stress fracture of the heel, surgical treatment is preferred by ortho doctors in Mumbai. • That said, athletes are not the only individuals who are at risk of a stress fracture to the heel; it can also happen due to a combination of factors. • If you are in Mumbai and are experiencing heel pain that doesn’t seem to go away, we advise you to consult a foot and ankle specialist, and thebest ortho doctor in Mumbai, Dr Chirag

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