Stiffness in the joints of hands and feet in the morning is known as morning stiffness, which may be related to rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis and other diseases.
1. Rheumatoid arthritis: Rheumatoid arthritis can cause synovitis and bone destruction, leading to limited joint movement, joint pain and morning stiffness and other symptoms. Rheumatoid arthritis patients with morning stiffness symptoms can last more than half an hour, rheumatoid arthritis patients tested positive for rheumatoid factor.
2. Ankylosing spondylitis: Ankylosing spondylitis is an autoimmune disease that mainly involves the spine, sacroiliac joints and large joints of the surrounding limbs, and it is closely related to HLA-B27 positivity, and the patients may have symptoms such as limited joint movement, morning stiffness and joint pain.
3. Osteoarthritis: Osteoarthritis patients’ joints may have different degrees of degenerative lesions, which may cause morning stiffness, joint pain and other symptoms. Osteoarthritis patients’ morning stiffness is usually not more than half an hour, and rheumatoid factor is mostly negative.
Morning stiffness may also be caused by other reasons, and it is recommended that patients go to orthopedics, rheumatology and immunology departments of regular hospitals for detailed consultation.