Symptoms of osteoarthritis include:
- Pain in one or more joints (because often arthritis affects more than just the)
- Backache
- Pain increases with changes in weather (especially cold and damp)
- Pain occurs when active, not when resting
- Joint stiffness
- Stiffness increases with resting, but does not persist
- Limited movement of joints
- Loss of dexterity of joints
- Usually joints not red, warm, or feverish
- Sometimes joints swollen (especially finger joints)
- Sometimes cracking or grating sound when joints moved
Consult your doctor if you have joint pain, swelling or stiffness; if you can’t move a joint as well as you used to; if your joints are red or warm; if you have joint pain and suddenly lose weight, lose strength, or have a fever; if the joint seems to “catch” or to give way; or if other unexplained symptoms develop.
