Muscular Pain: Causes & Cure

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Muscular Pain is pain experienced in a muscle or group of muscles in a human body.

According to Time magazine, Americans spend estimating over $50 billion on alternative therapies and $30 billion on herbal remedies per year in treating symptoms like muscle pain and fatigue. [1]

Also called- Myalgia, Muscle ache, Pain-muscles

- Experienced in any part of the body
- Very common; Every person experiences it in their lifetime
- It is usually short term but can last for a long period
- It is not a disease, it is a symptom
- It is can be acute and chronic.

Causes include injury or trauma, infection, age factor, overuse of muscles, tension & stress, insomnia, autoimmune diseases, fibromyalgia, side effect of statin drugs

Symptoms:

Self-diagnosable
The symptoms mainly include pain in one or multiple muscles

People may experience
Pain areas – Whole body (any part)
Sudden reduction in urine volume
Stiffness in the neck
Inability to move the affected area
Vomiting
Fever
Fatigue
Drop in blood pressure
Slow pulse

Treatment

Self-Care: rest, regular exercise, stretching activities, balanced diet, ice and hot compression for reducing pain

Medications: Over the counter (OTC) medication such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen helps in reducing pain.

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