Dr. Dheeraj Kondagari is Expertise in Rheumatology and also a well-known arthritis doctor in the circle of ECIL, Dilsukhnagar, LB Nagar, Uppal, and Vanasthalipuram. Small joints of the limbs become painful and have a stiffness that persists for about 60 minutes on awakening and after inactivity. Due to weakness, fever and damage to other organs may also occur. RA affects both sides of the body.