Symptoms of Rheumatoid Disease

The earliest manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis is called morning stiffness. The so-called morning stiffness is the stiffness of the joints and their surroundings after getting up in the morning. If the morning stiffness lasts for more than one hour, we think it is of great significance. Morning stiffness often occurs in more than 95% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis at present. It is often the earliest manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis. With the progress of the disease, patients will show symmetrical joint pain and pain of both hands. The most common joint is the wrist joint. The metacarpophalangeal joints of both hands and the proximal interphalangeal joints of both hands are called the third hand area, and patients with rheumatoid arthritis also show soreness in peripheral joints such as the knee and ankle joints.