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  • Joint pain that is aggravated by movement and relieved by rest.

  • Stiffness, especially in the morning or after exercise; loss of flexibility in the affected joints.

  • Knobby overgrowths on the joints closest to the fingertips (Heberden's nodes) or on the fingers' middle joints (Bouchard's nodes).

  • Audible crackling noises upon movement of the joints.

  • Changes in gait.

  • Rarely, redness, warmth, and swelling of a joint.

 

 

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