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'''Myalgia''' is the medical term for muscle aches and pain.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.thefreedictionary.com/myalgic | title = myalgic|work=TheFreeDictionary.com|access-date=2018-08-12}}</ref> ==Presentation== ==Prevalence== *In a 2001 Belgian study, 87.1% of patients meeting the [[Fukuda criteria]] and 90.1% of patients meeting the [[Holmes criteria]], in a cohort of 2073 [[Chronic fatigue syndrome|CFS]] patients, reported myalgia.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = De Becker | first = Pascale | authorlink = Pascale De Becker | last2 = McGregor | first2 = Neil | authorlink2 = Neil McGregor | last3 = De Meirleir | first3 = Kenny | author-link3 = Kenny De Meirleir | date = December 2001 | title = A definition‐based analysis of symptoms in a large cohort of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00890.x?sid=nlm%3Apubmed|journal=Journal of Internal Medicine|volume=250|issue=3|pages=234–240|doi=10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00890.x|quote=|via=}}</ref> *[[Katrina Berne]], PhD, reports a prevalence of 65-95% for [[muscle]] and/or [[Arthralgia|joint pain]], [[neck pain]].<ref>{{Cite book | last = Berne | first = Katrina | authorlink = Katrina Berne | date = Dec 1, 1995 | title = Running on Empty: The Complete Guide to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFIDS)|edition= 2nd |url= https://www.amazon.co.uk/Running-Empty-Complete-Chronic-Syndrome/dp/0897931912/ |publisher= Hunter House |page = 58 |isbn= 978-0897931915}}</ref> ==Symptom recognition== *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 [[Headache|headaches]] of new type, pattern or severity."<ref>[http://sacfs.asn.au/download/consensus_overview_me_cfs.pdf ''A Clinical Case Definition and Guidelines for Medical Practitioners: An Overview of the Canadian Consensus Document''] Pg 8. 2005.</ref> *In the [[Fukuda criteria]], the symptom of muscle pain can be used to help form a diagnosis.<ref>[http://www.cfids-me.org/cdcdefine.html The CDC (Fukuda 1994) Definition for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]</ref> *In the [[Holmes criteria]], muscle discomfort or myalgia is an optional criteria for diagnosis, under the section ''Minor Symptom Criteria''.<ref>[http://www.cfids-me.org/holmes1988.html The 1988 Holmes Definition for CFS]</ref> Muscle pain is a potential symptom of [[Long COVID]] in the [[World Health Organization Long COVID diagnostic criteria|World Health Organization]]'s definition.<ref name="WHO-longcovid-criteria">{{citation | title = A clinical case definition of post COVID-19 condition by a Delphi consensus | date = Oct 6, 2021 |publisher=[[World Health Organization]] | others = World Health Organization (WHO) clinical case definition working group on post COVID-19 condition | first1 = Joan B. | last1 = Soriano | first2 = Maya | last2 = Allan | first3 = Carine | last3 = Alsokhn | first4 = Nisreen A. | last4 = Alwan | authorlink4 = Nisreen Alwan | first5 = Lisa | last5 = Askie | first6 = Hannah E. | last6 = Davis | authorlink6 = Hannah Davis | first7 = Janet V. | last7 = Diaz | first8 = Tarun | last8 = Dua | first9 = Wouter | last9 = de Groote | first10 = Robert | last10 = Jakob | first11 = Marta | last11 = Lado | first12 = John | last12 = Marshall | first13 = Srin | last13 = Murthy | first14 = Jacobus | last14 = Preller | first15 = Pryanka | last15 = Relan | first16 = Nicoline | last16 = Schiess | first17 = Archana | last17 = Seahwag | ref = WHO reference number: WHO/2019-nCoV/Post_COVID-19_condition/Clinical_case_definition/2021.1 | url = https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/WHO-2019-nCoV-Post_COVID-19_condition-Clinical_case_definition-2021.1}}</ref> ==Notable studies== ==Possible causes== ==Potential treatments== ==See also== *[[Fibromyalgia]] *[[Pain]] ==Learn more== ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Signs and symptoms]] [[Category:Pain signs and symptoms]] [[Category:Muscular signs and symptoms]] [[Category:Long COVID signs and symptoms]]
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