Morning Stiffness

🩺How Doctors Diagnose Morning Stiffness

• 1Detailed history-taking — onset, duration, severity, and aggravating factors of morning stiffness
• 2Physical examination of the joints and related body systems
• 3Routine blood tests, urine analysis, and relevant laboratory investigations
• 4Imaging studies such as X-ray, ultrasound, MRI, or CT scan if an underlying cause is suspected
• 5Specialist referral based on initial findings (neurologist, cardiologist, etc.)
• 6Follow-up monitoring to assess treatment response and rule out serious causes