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Joint pain and progressive stiffness without noticeable swelling, chills, or fever during normal activities probably indicate the gradual onset of osteoarthritis.
Painful swelling, inflammation, and stiffness in the fingers, arms, legs, wrists occurring in the same joints on both sides of the body, especially on awakening, may be signs of rheumatoid arthritis.
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