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Topic: Muscle Pain

Related:
  Pain    Muscle  
  Back Pain    Chronic Pain  
  Body Muscle    Pain Relief  
  Pain Management    Back Muscle  
  Pain Medication    Chest Pain  
  Neck Pain    Joint Pain  

 
 
 Vital Stats
The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
Favorite possession(s):Couch,  Abflexer(tm)
People talk about their ..:Body Odour
Appearance:Muscular
Personality:Nervous,  Depressive
Currently has on their coffee table:Men's Health magazine
Favorite body part(s):Lungs
Favorite activity(s):Sleeping,  Sleepwalking sleepwalker
Favorite sport(s):Working out at the gym,  Bodybuilding,  Walking
Favorite sportsperson(s):Lou Gehrig (baseball)
Medical note(s):Taking Valium,  Uses laxatives,  Undergoing therapy
Worst habit(s):Nervous twitch
Favorite quote(s):"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
"God gave men both a penis and a brain, but unfortunately not enough blood supply to run both at the same time." - Robin Williams, commenting on the Clinton/Lewinsky affair
 
 
 Expert Talk
The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.


Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer

Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by pain in many muscles and joints and is thought to be caused by a person's own antibodies and cells attacking and destroying cartilage in joints.
This method is particularly useful for back pain sufferers as they often develop weakness in the deep abdominal and back muscles that prevent them from fully recovering.
Cramping abdominal pains occur when increased levels of prostaglandins after ovulation cause the muscles of the uterus to contract.
Sarah Kennedy,
Fashion Model

A searing pain wave assaulted his careening body when the unexpected energy transfer cleanly broke his left leg and one sharp tusk simultaneously ripped through the calf muscles of the right!
Muscles in spasm can be eased by body or sports massage but numerous treatments may be necessary before tension and pain are dissipated.
Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator

Pain from deep structures is clinically more relevant than cutaneous pain and the lecture will introduce the most recent experimental techniques to induce and assess pain from muscles.
Pain in muscles may result from strain due to variable degrees of weakness among muscles resulting in overexertion of the weaker muscles which fatigue faster.
Provided your pain is not so severe as to be inhibiting your deep stabiliser muscles, you can also begin the process of dissociation.
Todd Porter,
Gym Attendent

The pelvic floor muscles and other muscles within the pelvis and abdomen often tighten in reaction to the pain.
Pain and tenderness in calf muscles due to involvement of the posterior tibial vein which may extend to popliteal, femoral and pelvic veins.
This can cause muscles to become sore and can create a negative association between the workout and the pain.
Billie Kirgan,
Machinist

Visceral pain is also caused by problems with abdominal muscles and the abdominal wall, such as spasm.
 
 
 User Talk
Comments from our users:
From:
kayla
2004-12-10 16:27:05
I have a pain in my neck on the right side . i'm not sure if it's a stiff neck or just muscle pain. what do i do to cure it within 4 hours???
From:
Mrs Ruqiyo
2005-11-11 10:56:55
I have a pain in my back on right side.I think muscle pain at least one year. What do I do to cure?
From:
Mrs Ruqiyo
2005-11-11 11:02:39
I have a pain in my back on right side.I think muscle pain at least one year. What do I do to cure? Please my email :ismacil@hotmail.com
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