Swelling on joints. What may be cause.

Inflammatory synovitis. Get cbc, esr, crp, RA factor, Anti ccp, serum Vit d levels, kidney function test, Aso titers, IgE levels, blood sugar profile, thyroid profile.

Consult rheumatologist

Use hot packs, stretching exercises, hand and knee xrays,

Seeing her pics it seems like she may be having inflammatory synovitis in her joints which can be due to multiple factors including chikungunya Yes chikungunya can cause prolonged pain and swelling in joints too

Get your ESR, CRP, RA factor, anticcp, chikungunya IgG titre done and show me in my clinic sanghvi hospital

This treatment is being suggested on bases of the information provided. However I would like to examine & investigate your mother in detail. -Control  Hypertension, Diabetes or  metabolic disorder, if there is any. --. Sleep on a hard bed with soft bedding. --. Keep no  pillow under the head. --. Avoid painful acts & activities. --. Fomentation with warm water. Let the part not be exposed to cold. -- .Do mild exercises for &the affected part.-back and lower limbs. --.(Take help of physiotherapist or you can visit my YouTube channel Dr. N. C. Gupta and watch 'Me & My Yoga' and 'Yoga Simplified'. Kindly subscribe to the channel to get continuous guidence & notifications. It is free. https://youtube.com/channel/ucpeqc6b1ywzwin048jsu6rw -Any way it may be tried, --. Ugesic (Piroxicam) 20mg 1 tab once a day x 5days --. Caldikind plus  (Mankind) 1 tab Once  a day x 10 days. -(You may need help of your local doctor to get these medicines.) Kindly make sure, there is no allergy to any of these medicines. --For emergency treatment visit nearest hospital. --Wish your mother a quick recovery & good health.  Dr N C Gupta MS (h) DMC no.3624 Thanks.

Please follow advice of doctor Kapil Saoji