OSTEOARTHRITIS

Symptoms of Osteoarthritis:

Joint symptoms
• Joint pain
• Joint stiffness
• Joint tenderness
• Tenderness around joint
• Joint pain worse with exercise
• Stiffness
• Difficulty moving
• Slow movement
• Morning stiffness
• Joint stiffness improves with movement
• No pain - not everyone gets pain in the joints.
• Crunching feeling
• Crunching sound
• Joint grating sensations
• Swollen joints
• Joint locking
• Joint symptoms worse in cold or damp weather
• Joint symptoms worse after periods of inactivity

Other common symptoms:
• Fever
• Weight loss
• Fatigue
• Trouble breathing
• Rash
• Itch

Symptom area depends on the affected joint:

Knee symptoms
• Knee joint pain
• Knee stiffness
• Knee warmth
• Knee instability

Hip symptoms
• Hip pain
• Hip stiffness
• Hip warmth

Spine symptoms
• Spine joint pain
• Spine stiffness
• Spine warmth

Toe symptoms
• Toe joint pain
• Toe stiffness
• Toe warmth

Finger symptoms
• Finger joint pain
• Finger stiffness
• Finger warmth

Ankle symptoms
• Ankle joint pain
• Ankle stiffness
• Ankle warmth