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What Causes Muscle Stiffness?
I have a lot of muscle stiffness especially in morning trying to get up. ONce I get going im fine. I woke up in the middle of the night with my chest hurting and really my whole body then it went away. My mom has rheumatoid arth. my ankle, and hip joint hurts. I have bad discs too in back and neck that cause my arm to tingle sometimes. the muscle stiffness when trying to get up or sitting a long time then getting up wanting to know what it is?
Wed, 26 Nov 2014
i advise you to go for blood investigations
cbc
esr
crp
ra factor
s.anti ccp antibody.. to rule out rehumatiod arthrits.
cbc
esr
crp
ra factor
s.anti ccp antibody.. to rule out rehumatiod arthrits.
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