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Muscle Pain, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

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Muscle Aches and Pains

Muscle pain, or myalgia, is a sign of an injury, infection, disease or other health problem. You may feel a deep, steady ache or random sharp pains. Some people have muscle aches and pain all over the body, while others have it in specific areas of the body. Every individual experiences muscle aches and pain differently.

Muscle aches and pains (myalgia) are extremely common. Almost everyone has experienced discomfort in their muscles at some point.

Because there’s muscle tissue in nearly all parts of the body, this type of pain can be felt practically anywhere. However, there’s no single cause for muscle aches and pains.

While overuse or injury is common, there are other possible explanations for ongoing discomfort.

Many things can cause muscle pain (myalgia), including injuries, infections and diseases. Muscle pain can be short-term or chronic. Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) occurs after exercise. You can take steps to prevent and manage muscle pain and the conditions that cause it.

Muscle aches can occur in adults and children. In many cases, sore and aching muscles are nothing to worry about and will resolve without medical treatment. However, muscle aches can sometimes be a symptom of an underlying illness.

Common causes of muscle aches include:

  • Overexertion
  • Trauma to an area of the body
  • Viral infections

Who might get Muscle Aches and Pains?

Individuals of all ages and genders can have muscle aches, pain and sore muscles. When people try a new physical activity or switch their exercise routine, they may experience delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS).

Muscle aches may come on six to 12 hours after a workout and last up to 48 hours. You feel pain as the muscles heal and get stronger.

Causes of Muscle Aches and Pains

Following are the most common causes of muscle aches and pain:

Dehydration

A person who is dehydrated may experience muscle aches.

Drinking enough water is vital to keep the body functioning properly as it can quickly begin to shut down without adequate fluids. Dehydration causes essential bodily functions, such as breathing and digestion, to become more difficult.

People should be aware of how much water they are drinking. The recommended amount is 6 to 8 glasses of water each day. If hot weather or exercise causes a person to sweat more than usual, they will need to drink more than this.

Infections, Diseases, and Hereditary Conditions

Many different diseases and medical conditions can cause muscle aches. Following are the most common conditions that affect the muscles:

Nutritional Deficit

A person may experience muscular aches and pains because they are not getting the proper nutrition from their diet.

Vitamin D plays a particularly important role in ensuring that the muscles function correctly. Vitamin D helps with the absorption of calcium, and a deficiency can lead to hypocalcemia.

Hypocalcemia is a condition in which the blood calcium level is low, which can affect the bones and organs in addition to the muscles.

Stress

Stress makes it harder for the body to fight off disease. In individuals  who are unwell and stressed, the muscles may ache as the body struggles to combat Inflammation or infection.

Symptoms of stress include:

People can try to combat stress by learning relaxation techniques and removing themselves from stressful situations where possible.

Sprains and Strains

Strains, sprains, and other injuries can cause muscle pain and discomfort.

People may find that a particular area of the body becomes stiff and achy if it is injured. Pulling muscles can also cause muscle soreness.

Some sprains and strains do not need treatment, but a person should rest, take over-the-counter (OTC) pains relievers, or use heat packs to ease the symptoms.

However, if the injury is causing severe pain, restricting normal movement, or not improving with time, you should go see a doctor.

Sleep Deficiencies

A lack of sleep can have a severe impact on the body.

Sleep allows the body to rest and recuperate, and a person’s muscles may ache if they do not get enough sleep.

A lack of quality sleep can also make people feel sluggish, slow and stressed. This can affect individuals ability to think clearly and make it harder for them to carry out everyday tasks.

Too Much Physical Activity

Overdoing exercise can lead to stiff, sore muscles.

The following factors can make a person more susceptible to muscle aches and pains when exercising:

  • Not being unused to exercise
  • Trying a new exercise
  • Intense exercise for longer than usual
  • Not stretching properly and failing to warm up

Signs and Symptoms of Muscle Aches and Pains

Some people who have muscle aches may notice the following symptoms alongside the soreness and discomfort in their muscles:

Some of these symptoms, such as a very high fever or difficulty breathing, will require immediate medical attention.

If the cause of the ache is a strain, an injury, tension, or stress, people will usually feel discomfort in a particular area.

When aches occur throughout the entire body, this is more likely to be due to an infection, medication, or underlying illness.

When to See a Doctor

Muscle pain from minor injuries, stress or exercise is usually helped with simple home treatment. Muscle pain from severe injuries or systemic disease is often serious and requires medical care.

Get immediate medical care if you have muscle pain with:

Schedule a visit a doctor if you have the following:

  • A known tick bite or could have had a tick bite
  • A rash, especially the “bulls-eye” rash of Lyme disease
  • Muscle pain, especially in your calves, that occurs with exercise and resolves with rest
  • Signs of infection, such as redness and swelling, around a sore muscle
  • Muscle pain after you start taking or increase the dosage of a medication, (particularly statins medications used to control cholesterol)
  • Muscle pain that doesn’t improve with self-care

Self-care

Muscle pain that occurs during an activity usually signals a “pulled” or strained muscle. These types of injuries usually respond well to R.I.C.E. therapy:

  • Rest: Take a break from your normal activities.
  • Ice: Place an ice pack or bag of frozen peas on the sore area for 20 minutes several times a day.
  • Compression: Use a compression bandage to reduce swelling.
  • Elevation: Elevate the injured area above the level of your heart, especially at night, which allows gravity to help reduce swelling.

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