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Q: Joint pain and rheumatoid arthritis
asked by: DoctorQuestion on February 27th, 2009
painful knees on the inside of my knee caps where the bone is its tender , they burn sometims , after sitting and getting up they feel stiff and very painful , same with sometimes at night and in the morning after getting up out of bed . when i walk around for more than 20 mins in a store they start to be very painful and it hurts to walk . i also noticed sometimes when i get really cold my knees ,wrist and sometimes my elbow ache . but its mostly my wrists and knees . i do beleive my mother may have rheumatoid arthritis ,(bone and joint disease) dunno if both are connected meaning if the same . anyways i was wondering if anyone else has these symptoms and if so what causes it. what causes a person to lose height? in the last 10 yr ive lost 1/2 inch in my height i was with shoes 5 f3 w/o 5 2 1/2 now im about 5f2 w/o shoes also been feeling pain and tenderness in my upper left abdominal regein feels like a bulge . is this all signs of possable RA ?


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on March 3rd, 2009
Arthritis Answer A5944
Joint pains are symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis but you need an x-ray image of the affected joints for a definitive diagnosis.




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ZeroJointPain
replied on April 24th, 2009
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X rays
Did you ever get xrays? Do you feel better later in the day? Also if you don't mind me asking how old are you? Just curious to see if you have been diagnosed with arthritis.
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kirbygirl
replied on May 14th, 2009
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It sounds like you have other symptoms that might not be related to RA as well. Have you gone to a doctor about any of this? If not, I recommend that you do. Your GP can do basic blood work to check your inflammation levels and other indicators of RA, and he/she should also be able to recommend a good rheumatologist, if if RA or other rheumatological diseases are suspected.
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mottie
replied on June 10th, 2009
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knee pain
check if u have chrondromalecia patellia !! i had many of the same symptoms as u !!
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sia999
replied on June 30th, 2009
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to get over the acute arthritis pain relief...all you got to do is...do some exercises/physical activity....it will help you a lot...

On June 15, 2009, Spine published the results of a recent study on the benefits of physical activity in the treatment of low back pain. The study concluded that water-based exercises produced better improvement in disability and quality of life of patients with chronic low back pain than land-based exercise. In both exercise groups, statistically significant improvements were detected compared with the baseline (no exercise) group.

Exercise dramatically increases the electrical activity in the body. The number of nerve and muscle impulses are naturally elevated when we are more active. Because every electrical impulse generates an electromagnetic field, exercise boosts the natural energy fields of the body. So, in addition to its strengthening and muscle toning benefits, exercise relieves chronic pain by generating more of the same electromagnetic energy that is used in BioResonance Therapy.

BioResonance Therapy is used to relieve the chronic pain of osteoarthritis.
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ihealth07
replied on July 3rd, 2009
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what causes a person to lose height?
if you have back pain, lose height can
be caused by hyperkyphosis (spondylarthropathy)
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kolkata
replied on October 27th, 2009
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PLZ TELL ME MY DAUGHTER OF 7 YEARS IS SUFFERING FROM ACTEMRA AND SHE HAS PAIN IN HEG LEG AS WELL AS SWELLING IN HER LEF.PLZ SUGGEST MEDICINE FOR THAT.
REGARDS
KOLKATA
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