Joint Pain & Swelling: Symptoms of Lupus

Common Joint Pain for #LupusWarriors—Lupus Arthritis Joint pain is often one of the first signs of disease activity for #LupusWarriors. As stated previously, the pain and stiffness are worse in the morning. The medical term for morning pain is arthralgia. As the body gets going and loosens up, the pain can diminish. For some #LupusWarriors, the discomfort can creep back up later in the day at full force. Lupus joint pain typically affects fingers, wrists, and knees. Other major joint areas like ankles, elbows, and shoulders are not typically affected as much but are a definite possibility. As with rheumatoid arthritis, the pain mirrors on both sides of the body—if the right knee hurts, the left will hurt too. Another similar symptom of rheumatoid arthritis is the arthritic joint nodules. #LupusWarriors, however, rarely develop physical distortions symptomatic of rheumatoid arthritis such as collapsed ankles.

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