# Why do my joints feel better after sleeping?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 20, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-joints-feel-better-after-sleeping/816452 "2018-06-20T16:48:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Contemplation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-joints-feel-better-after-sleeping/816452/1 "2018-06-20T16:48:59Z")

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Does anyone else get this? I notice working out makes them sore, but the soreness is gone by next morning.  
Most people have the exact opposite effect.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-joints-feel-better-after-sleeping/816452/2 "2018-06-20T17:00:09Z")

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I suspect I have RA. No diagnosis. But I can have a particular joint, say wrist, paining me. When I rest well it is gone in the morning. I am a poor sleeper, so that’s easier said than done.

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**Author:** ![Contemplation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-joints-feel-better-after-sleeping/816452/3 "2018-06-20T18:13:39Z")

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maybe we heal fast when sleeping

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**Author:** ![Weisshund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba8739/32.png) [@Weisshund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weisshund)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-joints-feel-better-after-sleeping/816452/4 "2018-06-20T23:13:22Z")

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one reason might be when you are sleeping you are not standing or doing other things to put pressure on the joints?

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**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-joints-feel-better-after-sleeping/816452/5 "2018-06-21T02:57:40Z")

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If people are sore the day after working out, it’s a muscle soreness. You shouldn’t have joint soreness from working out. If you do, you’re doing something wrong.

I once was doing a lot of working out on a stationary bike and noticed my knees and hips were hurting. I can’t remember if I figured it out or someone else pointed out the problem, but I was setting the seat on the bike too high. After I lowered it, the problem went away.