AboutRusty Ford Expertise I can answer questions about most types of arthritis and the drugs and procedures used to treat them.
Experience I manage the one of largest arthritis websites on the internet http://arthritis-symptom.com/ I have been involved with publishing artritis research for 15 years and aswering questions related to almost any type of arthitis.
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Question Hello - I am 37 years old and had juvenile rheumatoid arthritis as a child. After I recovered, I was only ever bothered with occasional joint pain, but now that I am getting older the joint pain is becoming very bothersome. I find it is definitely weather related especially with the changing seasons. If I get a little cold or chilled during the day, the next morning, I awake to extremely painful and throbbing joints (especially my hips). As I continue to wake, the pain lessens and as I get up and start moving around it almost completely subsides. The severe pain and throbbing sensation is always at its worst just as I am waking so I wondered if this had something to do with increasing circulation as I begin to wake and the fluid filled joint tissue? Just wondering if others have this problem or if there is some scientific explanation.
Answer Wendy
This is a very common problem with those who have arthritis. I experience it almost daily. Joints always get stiffer and more painful with lack of use even if it is just a few hours. That is why the number one recommended treatment of arthritis is exercise.
Increased circulation does not effect the fluid inside the joint but can help with pain in the soft tissue around the joint.
