Do I have arthritis?

Answer the following... do you have any of the following?

1) Chronic joint pain present > 6 weeks?

2) Pain in three or more joints?

3) Swelling or pain in the knuckles of your hands or balls of your feet?

4) Joint stiffness > 1 hour every morning?

5) Someone in your family has arthritis?

6) Positive arthritis tests? (RA factor, Anti Nuclear antibody- ANA)

7) Have to take pain killer pills for joint pain on regular basis.

If your answer to any of the questions is positive, please see a Rheumatologist at the earliest.

Rheumatoid arthritis

Created on: April 2007

Last updated on: April 2011