From the views of Traditional Chinese Medicine, yangqi will run outside the body gradually after you get up in the morning and promote various functional activities of human organs. While necks, shoulders and waists- the main joints of our body –are the area of the meridians of YANG MING patrolling through that they commander yangqi all through the body. If we do the moderate activities, they can clean the meridians, stimulate blood-running and easing stiffness.

Besides, morning stiffness also gives us signals of disease which should call peoples’ attention. In clinical practice, morning stiffness often mean early symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, showing the performances of symmetry joints and longer duration. The joints will appear stiff after standing still for half an hour that occur in Proximal interphalangeal joints of fingers, toes , wrists , knees, elbows in order and accompanied by swelling, pain, ups and downs.

Morning stiffness is not unique in rheumatoid arthritis, but also noticed in the diseases such as waist-neck-back muscles fasciitis, osteoarthritis, systemic lupus, fibromyalgia, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis , etc. For different types of diseases, morning stiffness is also showing in different ways. Taking ankylosing spondylitis for example, the joint stiffness is often found at the waists or hips- activities reduced while with the pain limited. Therefore, with the only symptoms of morning stiffness, it is less-evidential to give the diagnosis. Doctors need comprehensive judgment to confirm the pathogenesis.

In our daily life, we have to pay more attention to the positive control. Firstly, a reasonable diet, clothes-change going with the weather and nutrition-enhanced. Secondly, proper exercises, but not excessive exertion, such as walking, tai chi, five animals. Thirdly, have a wonderful rest to maintain the sturdy mental status.

Tips: Recommendations given, those who have early morning joint stiffness should go to a hospital for treatment in order to do the early detection.