Joint stiffness is a condition characterized by a sensation of reduced mobility or resistance to movement in one or more joints of the body. It can affect various joints, including those in the fingers, wrists, elbows, shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles. This stiffness can vary in severity from mild discomfort to significant limitation in movement, depending on the underlying cause and individual factors.
Causes of Joint Stiffness
**1. ** Aging: As people age, joint stiffness can become more common due to natural wear and tear on the cartilage and tissues that cushion the joints. This can lead to conditions like osteoarthritis, where the cartilage deteriorates over time, causing joint stiffness and pain.
2. ** Injuries: ** and ** ** Joint: can injuries can lead to joint stiffness. the often, of, athletes experience joint stiffness as a result of injuries such are strains or sprains, cause or sometimes more injuries, joint can also are broken can lead to, arthritis.
Stiffness, Arthritis