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Myalgia

{{Short description|Painful sensations in muscle tissue}}

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Myalgia or muscle pain is a painful sensation evolving from muscle tissue. It is a symptom of many diseases. The most common cause of acute myalgia is the overuse of a muscle or group of muscles; another likely cause is viral infection, especially when there has been no injury.

Long-lasting myalgia can be caused by metabolic myopathy, some nutritional deficiencies, ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, and amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome.

Causes

The most common causes of myalgia are overuse, injury, and strain. Myalgia might also be caused by allergies, diseases, medications, or as a response to a vaccination. Dehydration at times results in muscle pain as well, especially for people involved in extensive physical activities such as workout.

Muscle pain is also a common symptom in a variety of diseases, including infectious diseases, such as influenza, muscle abscesses, Lyme disease, malaria, trichinosis or poliomyelitis;{{Cite web |title=Dolores musculares: MedlinePlus enciclopedia médica |url=https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/003178.htm |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=medlineplus.gov |language=es}} autoimmune diseases, such as celiac disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's syndrome or polymyositis;{{Cite journal |last1=Vitali |first1=Claudio |last2=Del Papa |first2=Nicoletta |date=February 2015 |title=Pain in primary Sjögren's syndrome |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26267000/ |journal=Best Practice & Research. Clinical Rheumatology |volume=29 |issue=1 |pages=63–70 |doi=10.1016/j.berh.2015.05.002 |issn=1532-1770 |pmid=26267000}} gastrointestinal diseases, such as non-celiac gluten sensitivity (which can also occur without digestive symptoms) and inflammatory bowel disease (including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis).{{Cite journal |last=Tovoli |first=Francesco |date=2015 |title=Clinical and diagnostic aspects of gluten related disorders |journal=World Journal of Clinical Cases |language=en |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=275–284 |doi=10.12998/wjcc.v3.i3.275 |pmid=25789300 |pmc=4360499 |issn=2307-8960 |doi-access=free }}

The most common causes are:{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}{{cite web |title=Muscle Pain - Causes |url=https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/muscle-pain/basics/causes/sym-20050866 |website=Mayo Clinic |access-date=April 23, 2024}}{{cite web |title=Muscle aches |url=https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003178.htm |website=MedlinePlus |access-date=10 April 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://posm.org/understanding-myalgia-causes-treatments-and-prevention/ | title=Understanding Myalgia: Causes, Treatments, and Prevention | date=8 September 2023 }}

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  • Injury or trauma, including sprains, hematoma
  • Overuse: using a muscle too much, too often, including protecting a separate injury
  • Chronic tension

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=Overuse=

Overuse of a muscle is using it too much, too soon or too often.[https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003178.htm MedlinePlus] One example is repetitive strain injury. See also:

==Injury==

The most common causes of myalgia by injury are: sprains and strains.

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Sudden cessation of high-dose corticosteroids, opioids, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, caffeine, or alcohol can induce myalgia.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

Treatment

When the cause of myalgia is unknown, it should be treated symptomatically. Common treatments include heat, rest, paracetamol, NSAIDs, massage, cryotherapy and muscle relaxants.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uptodate.com/contents/approach-to-the-patient-with-myalgia|title=Approach to the patient with myalgia|last=Shmerling|first=Robert H|date=February 27, 2024|website=UpToDate|url-access=subscription }}

See also

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Category:Symptoms and signs: Nervous and musculoskeletal systems

Category:Soft tissue disorders

Category:Pain