Acupuncture and Muscle Pain

Muscle pain or myalgia is pain that originate in any muscle in the body. Other condition that may be related with muscle pain including influenza. Muscle pain can be felt as localize pain from certain muscle group. But it is also can come from multiple muscle groups. [note]Muscle Pain (Myalgia): Check Your Symptoms and Signs - MedicineNet, http://www.medicinenet.com/muscle_pain_myalgia/symptoms.htm[/note]  

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SYMPTOMS

CAUSES

TREATMENTS

 

SYMPTOMS

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The symptom of muscle pain is the pain that can be felt in certain muscle in our body. Muscle pain that caused by injury or overuse usually felt only at certain local area. Muscle pain can be mild or severe, which is depend on the cause of it. Other symptoms that related with muscle pain are tenderness, swelling, redness, or fever.  

CAUSES

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Muscle pain can caused by many things including injury, accident, excessive use of muslce, infection of the soft tissues, and inflammatory condition. Muscle pain also can be caused by many other things or illness such as influenza. [note]Muscle pain Causes - Mayo Clinic, http://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/muscle-pain/basics/causes/sym-20050866[/note]  

TREATMENTS

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Related Acupuncture Points : GV26 CV24 GB34 LI1 LI4 Acupuncture Treatment For Muscle Pain There are many type of pain, which is depending on the part of the body involved. One of the benefit of acupuncture is to treat the myofascial pain syndrome and fibromyalgia. The chosen of acupoints or needling points depend on the anatomical structure or tenderness. One of the acupoint that proved to be effective in treating this kind of pain is Ah-Shi point. Regarding pain, it is believed that the depth of the needle insertion affect the effectiveness of the treatment. However, how deep the needle inserted will very much depend on the patient’s sensation of de qi. [note]Effect of acupuncture depth on muscle pain, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3135576/[/note]  

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