What causes muscle pain and stiffness in the body?
Patient: I have muscle pain and stiffness throughout my entire body. Especially my legs and hands. The stiffness and pain increases at night and gets better when I get up and move. When I kneel down it is virtually impossible to get up. Sometimes it even seems the leg muscles are not adhering to the brain signals telling it to get up. Doctor: Dear patient you may be suffering from early arthritis like rheumatoid arthritis. Morning stiffness in joints and muscle pain are the symptoms. Diagnosis can be confirmed with serum level of RA factor. Please get it done from pathology centre nearby you . Start cap indomethacin 25 mg thrice a day with tab rantac 150.mg twice a day before meals. If report is abnormal please consult rheumatologist.