What’s Causing Your Muscular Pain?

Muscle pain, or myalgia, can be a sign of many different issues and can take multiple different forms. You may feel a deep, steady ache or random sharp pains. Some people have muscular pain all over, while others have it in specific areas. Everyone experiences chronic muscle pain differently.

Our #1 goal is to eliminate your pain so you can live your life!

What Can Muscle Pain Be a Sign of?

Pain in your muscles can be a sign of various conditions or factors. Here are some common muscle pain causes and what they might indicate:

  1. Overuse or Strain: Muscular pain is often a result of overuse, strain, or minor injuries, especially after physical activity or exercise. This type of pain usually resolves with rest and self-care.
  2. Tension or Stress: Emotional stress or tension can lead to pain in your muscles, particularly in the neck, shoulders, and back. These muscles tend to tighten in response to stress.
  3. Injury: Acute injuries, such as sprains or strains, can cause localized muscular pain. This might occur from accidents, falls, or sudden movements.
  4. Infections: Viral infections, like the flu or common cold, can cause widespread muscle aches as part of the body’s immune response.
  5. Chronic Conditions: Conditions like fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome are characterized by persistent muscle pain and fatigue.
  6. Autoimmune Disorders: Diseases such as lupus or polymyositis involve the immune system attacking the body’s tissues, leading to muscle pain and weakness.
  7. Medications: Certain medications, like statins used for lowering cholesterol, can cause muscle pain as a side effect.
  8. Nutritional Deficiencies: Lack of essential nutrients, such as vitamin D or potassium, can lead to muscle pain and cramps.
  9. Dehydration: Insufficient fluid intake can cause muscle cramps and pain, particularly during or after exercise.

If muscle pain is severe, persistent, or accompanied by other symptoms like swelling, redness, or fever, it’s important to seek medical advice to determine the underlying cause and appropriate treatment.

What is Functional Disc Stabilization™?

Functional Disc Stabilization™ is a non-invasive and drug-free treatment for back pain. It does not require surgery and has helped tens of thousands of patients. This back pain treatment reverses disc degeneration. It helps you have a healthier, stronger back without medications, surgery, or painful injections.

Our Functional Disc Stabilization ™ was developed to get your discs back to their normal, healthy state. When discs are healthy, they are very flexible, with a nucleus that is filled with a gel-like substance. A disc that has been worn down has lost its gel and, therefore, is “dehydrated.”

Problems with your spinal discs can indeed cause muscle pain. The discs in your spine cushion the vertebrae. When they are damaged or worn down, they can cause muscle pain. Here are some common disc-related problems that can cause muscle pain:

  • Herniated Disc
  • Degenerative Disc Disease
  • Bulging Disc
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Sciatica

Contact Illinois Back Institute For Muscle Pain Relief

For the muscle pain recovery that can give you back your life, contact Illinois Back Institute can help. Our holistic approach will provide treatment, support, and information on lifestyle changes to keep your chronic pain from returning.

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