Rheumatoid arthritis must be morning stiffness?

Rheumatoid arthritis patients do not necessarily show morning stiffness. Morning stiffness is generally seen in patients with more obvious arthritis, there are also some patients if joint swelling is not obvious, patients may not exist morning stiffness phenomenon. Morning stiffness is a kind of sticky feeling of the joints when the patient gets up, manifested as clenching effort, activity is not effective, generally in about 1 hour can gradually ease. Morning stiffness is also one of the signs of rheumatoid arthritis patients 'disease activity. As rheumatoid arthritis patients improve, morning stiffness will gradually disappear. Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic inflammatory disease. Clinical symptoms vary greatly from patient to patient, and patients should see a specialist for a clear diagnosis.