Pain in muscles( muscle aches) - Causes, symptoms and treatment. MF.

Muscle aches( myalgia) are very common. In this case, one or several muscles can be affected. Pain can also spread to a number of located ligaments, tendons, fascia.

Possible Causes of Muscle Pain

Muscle pain is most often associated with stretching, overloading, or trauma that occurs during physical activity. In this case, certain muscle groups suffer more, and pain occurs after a certain time after exercise.

In addition, pain can be a symptom of common diseases, including infectious( eg, influenza) and rheumatic( myositis, lupus).

List of causes of muscle aches:

Most common causes:

injuries or injuries during physical exertion;
overload;
excessive stretching.

Other possible causes:

taking certain medications( statins - drugs that lower cholesterol, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors - drugs that reduce high blood pressure);
inflammatory diseases of muscles of an autoimmune nature( dermatomyositis, polymyositis);
electrolyte disorders( lack of potassium and calcium);

fibromyalgia;
infectious diseases( influenza, Lyme disease, malaria, muscle abscess, poliomyelitis, trichinosis, etc.);
systemic lupus erythematosus;
rheumatic polymyalgia;

What should I do if there is pain in the muscles?

For pain associated with overload, you should give your muscles peace. You can briefly use paracetamol, ibuprofen( or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug).Relieve pain often helps massage.

For the prevention of these pains it is important to maintain yourself in good physical condition - to regularly perform physical exercises.

If pain is associated with a particular disease, advice on their relief should be given by a doctor who is treating the underlying illness.

Frequent mistakes of self-treatment for muscle pain:

If non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are ineffective, especially for a long time, you should consult your doctor.

Self-use of various herbal and homeopathic preparations.

Continuation of medication, if their side effect is suspected.

What kind of doctors can I use for muscle pain?

• Rheumatologist.
• Neurologist.
• Physiotherapist.
• Infectionist