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Unnati Patel, MD, MSc

Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Primary Care Physician)

Dr Patel graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine. She worked in clinical research at the University of Illinois in Chicago and University of Nevada in Las Vegas focused on culturally adapted health interventions for preventive medicine in the community setting. Received her Master's of Science in Global Health (concentration in Health Policy) from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. Unnati went on to complete her family medicine residency in Chicago, Illinois at Norwegian American Hospital. | | She is currently working as a primary care physician in the city of Chicago and completing her Master's of Business Administration at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management and Fellowship in Leadership in Value-Based Care.

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Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)

Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.

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  • Chest pain on left side

  • Thigh pain when resting

  • Tight feeling in the chest

  • Chest pain when I breathe

  • Pain around the rib cage

  • Sharp stabbing pain in the thigh

  • Right side chest pain

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Content updated on Sep 20, 2022

What is myalgia?

Muscle soreness is due to inflammation of muscle cells. Causes include intense exercise, viral illness, drugs, and autoimmune disease (body's immune system attacking itself).

Symptoms of myalgia

  • Chest pain

  • Pain on pressing the back

  • Thigh pain

  • Pain in the arms and/or legs

Questions your doctor may ask to check for myalgia

Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose myalgia

  • Do you have any chest pain?

  • Do you have pain when you press your back?

  • Do you have thigh pain?

  • Do you have pain in your arms and/or legs?

Treatment for myalgia

This condition usually improves on its own or after treating the cause. Physical therapy can help increase flexibility and relieve pain. Other simple treatments include warm compresses, stretching exercises, and avoiding intense exercises until the pain resolves. Medications like painkillers and muscle relaxants may also help.

View the symptoms of Myalgia

  • Chest pain

  • Thigh pain

  • Limb pain

References

  • Glaubitz S, Schmidt K, Zschüntzsch J, Schmidt J. Myalgia in myositis and myopathies. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2019 Jun;33(3):101433. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2019.101433. Epub 2019 Oct 4. PMID: 31590993.

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1521694219301093?via%3Dihub

  • Toth PP. That Myalgia of Yours Is Not From Statin Intolerance. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Sep 21;78(12):1223-1226. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.07.025. PMID: 34531022.

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0735109721057053?via%3Dihub

  • Kennedy C, Köller Y, Surkova E. Effect of Coenzyme Q10 on statin-associated myalgia and adherence to statin therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Atherosclerosis. 2020 Apr;299:1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.03.006. Epub 2020 Mar 7. PMID: 32179207.

    https://www.atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S0021-9150(20)30138-6/fulltext

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Reviewed By:

Unnati Patel, MD, MSc

Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Primary Care Physician)

Dr Patel graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine. She worked in clinical research at the University of Illinois in Chicago and University of Nevada in Las Vegas focused on culturally adapted health interventions for preventive medicine in the community setting. Received her Master's of Science in Global Health (concentration in Health Policy) from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. Unnati went on to complete her family medicine residency in Chicago, Illinois at Norwegian American Hospital. | | She is currently working as a primary care physician in the city of Chicago and completing her Master's of Business Administration at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management and Fellowship in Leadership in Value-Based Care.

Yoshinori Abe, MD

Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)

Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.

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