Myalgia

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Myalgia is the medical term for muscle aches and pain.[1]

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  • In the Canadian Consensus Criteria (CCC), pain is a required criteria for diagnosis. It requires that "there is a significant degree of myalgia. Pain can be experienced in the muscles, and/or joints, and is often widespread and migratory in nature. Often there are significant headaches of new type, pattern or severity."[4]
  • In the Fukuda criteria, the symptom of muscle pain can be used to help form a diagnosis.[5]
  • In the Holmes criteria, muscle discomfort or myalgia is an optional criteria for diagnosis, under the section Minor Symptom Criteria.[6]

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