Joint Stiffness

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Wikipedia:  Joint stiffness may be either the symptom of pain on moving a joint, the symptom of loss of range of motion or the physical sign of reduced range of motion. Doctors prefer the latter two uses but patients often use the first meaning. , Pain on movement is commonly caused by Osteoarthritis, often in quite minor degrees, and other forms of arthritis....
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