Axial muscle stiffness

What it means

Stiffness (a condition in which muscles cannot be moved quickly without accompanying pain or spasm) of the axial musculature.

Rare diseases that can present with this2

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category