Almost every person from time to time there are muscle pains (myalgia).

Pain can be weak, barely noticeable, and can "knock out" a patient out of everyday life for a few days.

Muscle pain most often affects the legs, hands, neck and back. It can be clearly localized in a certain area, or it may be common, throughout the body.

Strong physical exertion, trauma and stretching are the most common causes of muscle pain. These causes often cause localized pain in individual muscles.

Pain in all muscles usually causes various diseases, such as fibromyalgia, rheumatic polymyalgia. Causes of general muscle pain can be medications, such as statins, prescribed to reduce cholesterol.

Common causes of muscle pain are:.

Fibromyalgia.

Poliomyositis.

Muscle Cramps.

Injuries and sprains.

Strength (DOMS-syndrome).

Myofascial pain syndrome.

Chronic syndrome syndrome (compression of ligaments).

Vascular thrombosis (especially in the lower extremities).

Dermatomyositis (Wagner disease).

10. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

eleven. Fever of any origin.

12. Spotted fever in the Rocky Mountains.

13. Staphylococcal infections.

14. Viral infections.

15. Systemic lupus erythematosus.

16. Lyme disease (tick-borne borreliosis).

17th. Drug administration.

18. The effects of polio (post-polio syndrome) 19. Porphyria (impaired hemoglobin metabolism).

20. Rhabdomyolysis (destruction of muscle tissue).

Plan for a short visit to a doctor if:.

Muscle pain lasts more than one week.

There are signs of infection, such as redness, marked swelling and fever.

Blood in the extremities poorly circulates.

Seek immediate medical attention if:.

There were problems with breathing and dizziness.

Extreme muscle weakness developed.

There is a high temperature and limited mobility of the neck.

There was a sudden, severe pain that does not go away or resumes.

There is a suspicion that a serious sprain or ligament has occurred.

There was a rash and other unusual skin elements.

The pain occurred after the start of taking medication (statins from high cholesterol).

Home treatment can usually alleviate minimal symptoms, such as the effects of physical exertion. Severe muscular pain, especially pain caused by a common illness, requires qualified treatment in the hospital.

The athlete's strength can be disturbed within 12-48 hours after training, and usually passes in a couple of days. The best means of prevention are moderate loads. With such pain, some people find a very useful therapeutic massage.

With muscle stretches in the West, so-called radiotherapy (R.

Treatment with this method should be started in the first 48 hours after stretching.

Rice-therapy consists of the following four points:.

Rest (Rest). Let the muscles relax even from the usual daily loads.

Ice. Place the ice pack on the affected area. Carry out the procedure for 15-20 minutes a day.

Compression. Use elastic bandages to prevent swelling.

Elevation. Keep your injured limb raised to prevent swelling.

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