What causes muscle pain

What causes muscle pain

Muscle pain

The feeling of muscle aches is very common, and it is likely that many people have already suffered from muscle discomfort with pain, and this type of pain can be felt practically anywhere in the muscles, because almost every part of the body has tissues Muscle, usually pain occurs in a few muscles at a time, although muscle pain may occur throughout the body in a few cases. [1]

Causes of Muscle Pain

There are many reasons that may directly or indirectly lead to muscle pain. Among these reasons are: [1] [2] [3]

• Muscle tension in one or more areas of the body.

• Excessive use of the muscle during exercise.

• Muscle injury during engaging in physically demanding work, leading to muscle spasms, cramps can cause pain in the muscles.

• Fibromyalgia, which is accompanied by muscle pain as a symptom.

• The person with the infection, such as flu .

• Lack of some minerals in the blood such as potassium .

• Use of certain medications or drugs, such as statins, ACE inhibitors, or cocaine.

• Muscle spasm Muscle spasm is one of the causes of muscle pain. It is a rupture of the muscle or tendon that binds it. This is usually the result of a high effort on the muscle, such as the weight of heavy weights, and may accompany rupture damage in the surrounding capillaries, , As well as pain due to nerve endings in the area, and symptoms of muscle spasm : [2]

  ° Swelling or redness in the affected area.
  ° Pain in the area.
  ° Weak muscle or tendon.
  ° The inability to use the muscle at all.

Relieve muscle aches at home

Muscle pain often responds well to home therapy, and some measures can be taken to relieve any muscle discomfort caused by injuries and over-exertion: [1] [4] [2]

• Rest area suffering from aches and pains.

• Take painkillers.

• Exercises that relax the body and remove tension Kalija .

• Use the PRICE recipe, which consists of five elements:

  ° Protection: Protect the tight muscle from any additional injuries.
  ° Rest: Rest the muscle, and avoid activities that may expose the affected area to pressure or pain.
  ° Ice: Put the snow on the affected area for 20 minutes at an hour when the patient is awake; the snow is very useful to relieve inflammation and pain.
  ° Compression: Connecting the area with a rubber gauze and tighten it; it relieves swelling and swelling in the area.
  ° Upload (English: Elevation): lifting a patient muscular traction , for example , can put the leg infected muscle Tension is high on the surface for their support during the sitting, as this also reduces the swelling in that area.

Cases that require a doctor visit and emergency

Some of the pain of muscle may not longer transient and simple, in addition to that home remedies may not be enough to find out the cause of this pain and how to treat, then have to visit a doctor, and the following cases in which the patient should visit the doctor : [1]

• The pain does not disappear after a few days even with the application of home therapy.

• Acute muscle pain intensifies for unknown reasons.

• Complications of muscle pain for rashes .

• Pain in the muscles accompanying the redness of the area or swelling.

• Muscle pain as a result of changing the type of medication used by the patient.

• Companion of muscle aches for high body temperature.

Some symptoms associated with muscle pain may require immediate treatment, and then the patient should resort to the nearest emergency center. Among these symptoms: [1]

• The start of water retention in the body suddenly, or lack of urine.

• Difficulty swallowing.

• Vomiting.

• High body temperature.

• breathing difficulties.

• Spasm in the neck area .

• Muscle weakness.

• Inability to move the area affected by muscle pain.

Tips to avoid muscle pain when exercising

The great muscular effort that is caused by sports practices may cause muscle pain. In order to reduce the likelihood of this, you should follow some tips before, during and after exercise, including: [1]

• Do stretching and stretching exercises before and after exercise.

• Do warm-up exercises before starting sports activity, performing cooling exercises and relaxing muscles after completion.

• Drink water to keep your body constantly moist, especially in the days when the person effortlessly.

• Exercise muscles continuously.

• If the person is sitting for long periods of time, or if he is in an environment that may cause muscle cramps , he or she is advised to sit for long periods of time to do muscle stretching exercises at least every hour.

Information about muscles

Muscle is a source of strength and movement of the body, the task of muscles is to maintain the integrity of the body or change in proportion to the movement of human, and the movement of organs of the body and external and internal, and contains the human body about 650 muscle, where the muscles form half of the body mass . [5]

The muscles of the body are composed of elastic tissues, in the form of bundles of fiber-like material that can be stretched. The muscle consists of thousands (sometimes tens of thousands) of muscle fibers. Each fiber is about 40 millimeters long and consists of very small fibers . Muscle fibers are controlled by the nervous system , and muscle strength depends on the amount of fiber present in them. There are three types of muscles in the human body: structural, smooth, hearty. [5]

References

1- ^ A b t w c h Krista of O'Connell (6-6-2016), "What ' are On Muscle Aches?" , HealthLine , Retrieved 7-2-2017. Edited.
2- ^ A b t "Muscle Strain" , of WebMD , 9-5-2016, Retrieved 7-2-2017. Edited.
3- ↑ Linda J. Vorvick (11-4-2015), "Muscle aches" , MedlinePlus , Retrieved 7-2-2017. Edited.
4- ↑ Stephanie Watson, "How to Manage Sore Muscles and Joint Pain" , WebMD , Retrieved 7-2-2017. Edited.
5- ^ A b Christian Nordqvist (17-9-2014), "What ' are On Muscles?" , Medical News Today , Retrieved 7-2-2017. Edited.

By Rawan Aouni