History gathering should solicit the patient’s abilities or limitations with these activities of daily living (ADLs). The patient may have mild arthralgias. Lungs are the most common extra muscular ...
Since statins first came to market in the late 1980s, muscle aches, weakness, and fatigue have driven many patients to ...
The diagnosis is rare, but devastating – children with congenital muscle disorders often never learn to walk. Until now, there was no chance of recovery, but researchers at the University of Basel and ...
The new Scoring system for Cancer Risk in idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis (SCRIM), which incorporated age, sex, smoking status, dermatomyositis, anti‑transcriptional intermediary factor 1‑gamma (anti ...
Nearly one-third of PM/DM patients are readmitted within 180 days. Common causes of readmission include PM exacerbations and sepsis. Female patients, obese patients, patients with comorbid conditions, ...
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Causes of muscle pain

Medically reviewed by Scott Zashin, MD Key Takeaways Muscle strains can happen when a muscle is overstretched and may feel ...
Belonging to the same group of autoimmune diseases, both dermatomyositis and polymyositis cause muscle inflammation and weakness. But dermatomyositis also affects your skin and is more likely to ...
Malignancies may initially present with muscle weakness and elevated muscle enzymes. Age and gender-specific cancer screening should be completed or updated in those with a myopathic process. 9,10 ...