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Horrible Joint Pain
Hi. For the past 5 months I have had worsening joint pain. It started with my neck hurting, then my shoulders, and then an extreme pain in my wrist to my forearm. Now I just feel achy everywhere. My knees, my back, my hips, and my fingers. My fingers hurt especially when its cold. Yesterday I moved the wrong way and my hip hurt so bad from moving it, that I couldn't get up. I am 170 pounds, 5'7 1/2, and only 16 years old. I am healthy and I don't over exercise. I have lost weight, and am trying
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All joints pain including small joints like fingers affecting both the sides of body in a young female, aggravated in cold are classic signs of polyarthritis, most common of which is Rheumatoid Arthritis. It has genetic association. Can affect sisters mothers and daughters in a family. Early morning stiffness can be present for 30 minutes that usually get better as the day goes.
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You need some short time medicines to help yourself in this acute painful condition and certain lifestyle modification later like regular early mornings gentle stretching exercises.
Keep your self warm, protect from cold.
You can do warm fomentation of joints to relax joints. Certain blood tests will help to accurately diagnose the arthritis. Then the right treatment can be done.
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