Fibromyalgia knee stiffness
Common Questions and Answers about Fibromyalgia knee stiffness
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d and when I get frustrated, will sort of grin and bear it fotr a while. I have a question about the numbness/pain/stiffness assoc. with MS.
When my symptoms first began (they are predominantly one sided), I was having a lot of numbness and needle stabbing type pain. The numbness has eased up (for now) and I more frequently will experience intermittent quck, but intense pain in my toes/bottom of foot and other areas of my leg, left hand, upper chest and back.
I'm a 58 y/o female who had a left total knee replacement 15 months ago with a subsequent MRSA sepsis. I underwent a second surgery where the left knee was debrided and the plastic part of the joint replacement was changed. I was treated with 8 weeks of IV Vanco and oral Rifampin. Now I have continual pain in my left buttock with "sores" only on the left side only. I continue with pain in the left buttock muscle, as well as most of my other joints.
In my knees I feel what can only be described as a creaking door hinge in my knee. Like a hinge the needs oil you can feel the resistance when my knee moves. Does that description make sense at all?
The joints in my hands feel tight and constricted when I make a fist and so do my feet when I wake up. My feet do seem to get better as the day goes on, but not my hands.
I have also noticed that during these bouts of all over joint pain I have hot flashes. Not sure if they are related.
For the past year, I've noticed joint pain, swelling and stiffness when I get my period. It's gotten gradually worse in my left knee to the point that I cannot straighten my knee for the first two days of my period and going up and down steps is difficult. Then it abruptly goes back to normal. My periods are also extremely heavy on days 2 and 3 with some clotting.
I trust the rheumatologist but what doesn’t seem to fit about an RA diagnosis is that I have never had swollen joints, I have only minor stiffness in my hands (if at all - although I notice very minimal stiffness now, I’m not sure if that’s only because I think something is “wrong” with me - I never noticed stiffness when I thought this was something insignificant or fibromyalgia), and my pain doesn’t seem to improve with movement and activity.
Many patients with fibromyalgia feel that their joints are swollen, although there is no visible inflammation of the joints (arthritis).
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FIBROMYALGIA TESTS — There are no specific laboratory or imaging tests used to diagnose fibromyalgia. Thus, the diagnosis is typically based upon a thorough patient history, a complete physical examination, and blood tests, which are used to exclude conditions with similar symptoms.
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that causes pain and stiffness throughout the tissues that support and move the bones and joints. Pain and localized tender points occur in the muscles, particularly those that support the neck, spine, shoulders and hips. The disorder includes widespread pain, fatigue and sleep disturbances.
Stiffness is a sign of inflammation, which is common after both injury and surgery, as well as with inflammatory disease like arthritis.
Talk to your doctor about this stiffness. He / she will offer some options to help.
I have been having swelling of the wrists,fingers,and ankles and pain to the point where i can't move anything at all,my knee hurts and i can't put my foot to the floor only the ball feels painful,had bloods done and rheumatoid factor come back slightly high,but consultant is saying its fibromyalgia but its not widespread pain just certain joints that swell and hurt,this has been going on now for over a year and i need to know whats causing the swelling stiffness and pain,had ultrasound
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The most common reason would be stiffness due to the knee surgery and with physiotherapy you would be fine. There is no other reason then stiffness as the gluteal muscles or your leg muscles are nothing to do with knee joint. If the pain continues you have to check near your orthopaedician if it is due to nerve/blood vessel problem. Take care!
widespread pain, disturbed sleep, and exhaustion from head to toe
shortness of breath, numbness and tingling sensations, muscle weakness
I get pain in my neck, like muscle stiffness and that comes and goes
leg cramping, fatigue, trembling nausea
I also had weakness in the left arm, pain and numbness as well
I was suffering from migraines and one had caused an anxiety attack
Fatigue, muscle weakness, trembling muscles, some muscle spasms, cramping in my right calf, tingling in hands feet and
Warm water relaxes tight, stiff muscles in your legs and eases any stiffness affecting your knee, ankle or hip joints. Try taking a dip in a warm hot tub or a soothing soak in your bathtub.
Massage your leg muscles. Press down firmly on your stiff leg muscles, and rub them using a back and forth motion. Try using a hand-held massage device to penetrate deeper into your muscle tissues, allowing the vibration to loosen up any tension.
Try using a foam roller bought at any sport store.
Left knee replaced 6/09. Right knee replaced 10/09 . Recovery Beyond expectations. Motion on both 125. Pain free
left knee and almost on right knee after extensive PT.
In November stiffness and soreness and some further swelling appeared around prosthesis. Difficult now to get up and down on chairs. Walking O.K..
Surgeon says no infection and nothing that he can see. X-Rays normal.
He tried cortisone in the bursa - no help.
Dead end here.
It may be a torn meniscus. I have joint stiffness in my knee as well as pain along the inner bone and a little swelling on both sides. My PM doctor thinks it's a torn meniscus because my xray showed some inflammation.
I also have the other symptoms you have. The muscle behind my knee aches and the pain is worse when I'm not moving. I thought mine was arthritis as well but the xray proved otherwise. I just had an MRI done so I'm waiting to see if I need surgery.
Iam suffering with neck and shoulder stiffness and also the sleep disorder for the last 15 years. Consulted with docors and I have got information that I have fibomyalgia. I am taking 5 HTP tab 50 mg 1 tab per day and occassionaly taking librocol tab as well. It was started on Jan 2008. My pain is not completely cured, however, it is controlled. Is fibromyalgia is curable disease. What steps I need to take to cure this disease. Really every day my pain continuing.
The most common reason for knee or joint stiffness is due to immobilization of the leg due to various reasons like accident, fracture of other bones, ligament tear in other parts etc.
I would suggest you physiotherapy as a cure for this and if it does not work or if you have other symptoms in your knee then go for an MRI and diagnose the problem and consult an orthopedician.
Take care!
I have constant lower back pain,when walking,standing or bending,hips burn & pain,hurt to touch,have numbness,tingling & electric shock sensations in arms,numbness in legs,immobility of neck,fatigue & tiredness,loose balance at times,headaches,depression,sensitive to heat,have had tunnel or foggy vision at times,stiffness & pain on bending in knees,& numbness & swelling sometimes in one or both feet.
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