Usual activities are difficult now
We have discussed physical signs of arthritis, especially some of the ones that appear early in the course of the disease. There’s one other sign that you must honestly assess. Are your usual daily activities becoming much more difficult? If the answer is yes, this too may be an arthritis sign.
Arthritis signs tend to snowball: joint pain and stiffness can lead to fatigue and malaise. Joint stiffness also affects the normal range of motion which, in turn, causes you to have more difficulty performing usual daily activities. And so it goes, each arthritis sign impacts another.