Myalgia WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Myalgia
Myalgia is a symptom of many diseases, injuries, overuse of muscles or can be the side effect of some medications. It simply means muscle pain.1 Myalgia can be temporary or chronic.2
Fast Facts:
- Consult your doctor if myalgia persists beyond three days or is accompanied by poor circulation, signs of infection or you believe it is caused by a medication.3
- Call 911 if myalgia is accompanied by shortness of breath, stiff neck or you can not move part of your body.3
- Alternating hot and cold packs and gentle massage is the usual treatment for myalgia caused by overuse of a muscle.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Myalgia
- ↑ MedicineNet: Myalgia Definition
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A.D.A.M. (via Medline Plus): Muscle Aches
- ↑ WiseGeek: What is Myalgia?
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- Contributor: Catherine Kowalski
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Catherine Kowalski
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Mialgia, Myalgea, Miowlgia, Muscle Pain
- Last update: Apr. 28, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
