Muscle Aches and Pains Are Part of Life
Dennis Thompson, Jr.
By Dennis Thompson, Jr.
Reviewed by Pat F. Bass III, MD, MPH
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Muscle pain and related aches can happen to anyone. They usually affect the support structures that allow you to move about in daily life: bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. Musculoskeletal pain can be caused by injury, poor posture, repetitive motions, overuse, and just plain old wear and tear. Your entire body might ache, or you might have pain in a specific spot from, for example, a pulled muscle or twisted ankle. If the pain is strong, it may even keep you from sleeping and leave you fatigued, too. Fortunately there are many ways to treat musculoskeletal pain.
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