Osteoarthritis Symptoms

What are The Symptoms of Osteoarthritis?

• Instability or giving way of the joint, experiencing difficulty to use the joint
• Use-related osteoarthritis pain (rest and night pain; tenderness) or osteoarthritis pain after period of inactivity
• Grating sensation when you use the joint
• Stiffness in a joint (“gelling”) after inactivity (early morning stiffness, usually <30 min.):In addition to the osteoarthritis pain, patients often suffer from stiffness in the affected joint, especially after a moment's rest. A person may, for example, feel a certain stiffness of movement at the time, after a long time in a sitting position. In this case, we speak of "stiffness getting started." Because of this stiff, a person may have difficulty getting up from a chair. This stiffness disappears when the person starts to move.
• Patients may notice it especially when they wake up in the morning after a period of inactivity
• Loss of movement (difficulty with certain tasks) and normal function of the joint and the person. Depending on the joints with the disease, some movement can no longer be executed, or are more difficult and it depends joints suffering from the disease. Osteoarthritis of the knees or hips can make walking difficult or painful sitting position. It can also become difficult to remove their shoes or socks. In case of osteoarthritis of the shoulder, arm mount the high can cause problems. Due to a less efficient and articulation of a violation of muscles annexes, the joint can lose its stability. In these circumstances, the patient may feel unstable and fear of falling.
• Feelings of insecurity or instability especially obvious severe bone/joint destruction
• Changing the static body:
  At one stage of the disease changed, the position of the bones can change. This is likely to promote the development of, for example, curved legs or knees cagneux. Osteoarthritis of the hips can cause a difference in length between the two legs.
• Functional limitations and handicap
• Restricted, painful movements
• Tightness of the joint