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Joint stiffness or tightness
Also known as Stiff Joint
Joint stiffness or tightness is encountered rarely on Symcat. We will add more content to this page if enough people like you show interest.
What causes it?
The most common causes of joint stiffness or tightness are osteoarthritis, breast cancer, and high blood pressure. Other possible causes, such as iron deficiency anemia, are more rare.
What symptoms are related?
Within all the people who go to their doctor with joint stiffness or tightness, 78% report having joint pain, 41% report having facial pain, and 41% report having loss of sensation.
- Joint pain strong predictor 78
- Facial pain strong predictor 41
- Loss of sensation 41
- Hand or finger swelling strong predictor 26
- Stomach bloating strong predictor 26
- Wrist pain 26
- Cough 26
- Excessive urination at night strong predictor 26
- Fatigue 26
- Neck pain 26
- Sharp abdominal pain 26
- Hot flashes strong predictor 26
What might my doctor prescribe?
Common Tests and Procedures
Patients with joint stiffness or tightness often receive hematologic tests, complete blood count, radiographic imaging procedure, x-ray computed tomography, examination of breast, other diagnostic procedures (interview; evaluation; consultation), pap smear and mammography .
Common Medications
The most commonly prescribed drugs for patients with joint stiffness or tightness include nabumetone, anastrozole (arimidex), meloxicam, disulfiram (antabuse), ferric oxide, saccharated (venofer), peginterferon alfa-2b (sylatron), ribavirin, docusate / sennosides, usp, aprepitant (emend), doxorubicin, calcitriol, cyclophosphamide and terbinafine topical .
| Nabumetone | $32 (28 days) | |
| Anastrozole (Arimidex) | $230 (28 days) | |
| Meloxicam | $8 (28 days) | |
| Disulfiram (Antabuse) | $109 (28 days) | |
| Ferric Oxide, Saccharated (Venofer) | ||
| Peginterferon Alfa-2B (Sylatron) | $2177 (28 days) | |
| Ribavirin | $430 (28 days) | |
| Aprepitant (Emend) | $184 (7 days) | |
| Doxorubicin | $114 (21 days) | |
| Calcitriol | $37 (28 days) | |
| Cyclophosphamide | $127 (28 days) | |
| Terbinafine Topical |
Who is at risk?
Groups of people at highest risk for joint stiffness or tightness include race/ethnicity = other. On the other hand, age 5-14 years and age 1-4 years almost never get joint stiffness or tightness.
Age
| < 1 years | 1.0x | |
| 1-4 years | 0.0x | |
| 5-14 years | 0.0x | |
| 15-29 years | 1.0x | |
| 30-44 years | 1.2x | |
| 45-59 years | 1.4x | |
| 60-74 years | 0.9x | |
| 75+ years | 1.4x |
Sex
| Male | 0.6x | |
| Female | 1.3x |
Race/Ethnicity
| Black | 1.0x | |
| Hispanic | 0.9x | |
| White | 0.8x | |
| Other | 3.1x |
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