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What Causes Stiffness In Legs And Ankles During Mornings?
I am 75 year old female. Active, live alone, healthy, do not take any medications. I notice when I get up in the morning I have stiffness in my legs and ankles for the first 45 minutes or so. I am not on an exercise program, do not take supplements. What can I do to improve my mobility?
Wed, 2 Dec 2015
Hi Dear,
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have stiffness in legs and ankles during mornings . Well the symptoms you mention in query can occur due to may reasons , but in your case it seems to me that the symptoms are probably due to a condition known as fibromyalgia . Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues . It can occur due to may reasons like genetic mutations , some illnesses appear to trigger or aggravate fibromyalgia and post traumatic stress disorder . I would suggest you to consult orthopedic surgeon for proper examination . Doctor may order complete blood count , erythrocyte sedimentation rate and thyroid function tests to confirm the diagnosis . Doctor may prescribe analgesics , duloxetine , gabapentinis sometimes helpful in reducing fibromyalgia symptoms . The are other ways also to relieve the symptoms like physical therapy and light exercises under expert .
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have stiffness in legs and ankles during mornings . Well the symptoms you mention in query can occur due to may reasons , but in your case it seems to me that the symptoms are probably due to a condition known as fibromyalgia . Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues . It can occur due to may reasons like genetic mutations , some illnesses appear to trigger or aggravate fibromyalgia and post traumatic stress disorder . I would suggest you to consult orthopedic surgeon for proper examination . Doctor may order complete blood count , erythrocyte sedimentation rate and thyroid function tests to confirm the diagnosis . Doctor may prescribe analgesics , duloxetine , gabapentinis sometimes helpful in reducing fibromyalgia symptoms . The are other ways also to relieve the symptoms like physical therapy and light exercises under expert .
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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