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Muscular Pain

Muscular pain almost everybody would have experienced at some point in their life. Some common causes of muscle pain or discomfort are muscle tension, overuse, and injury. Apart from these, some medical conditions can result in muscular pain, such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, lupus, flu, and thyroid disorders.

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I experience excess sweating with muscle and bone pain after stopping thyroid tablets. Why?

Query: Hello doctor,I am a 23-year-old. I am a hypothyroid patient since I was 5 years old. I was taking medication till I was 17 years old. Then I could not continue with my medications and I stopped it for the last five years. One day suddenly I began to feel faint always. Even, while I was sleeping some...  Read Full »


Dr. Vivek Chail

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read through your query in detail. Please find my observations below. If you have a history of hypothyroidism and have not taken medicine for five years, then it is important to review your thyroid function tests again. It is possible that you have again become h...  Read Full »

Why am I having shooting chest pain during physical exertion?

Query: Hello doctor,I have always had chest pains and pains specifically in my left arm or chest, but right now, I feel like it is difficult to breathe and I have upper left arm pain to my left breast. It is mainly a pressure a dull ache, but now it is shooting. It is more difficult to breath when I lay do...  Read Full »


Dr. Anshul Varshney

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your chest pains seem to be muscular. Another possibility is of acid reflux that can also cause such kind of illnesses. We should also rule out any cardiac issues in case of chest pains. So, you should get a chest X-ray and ECG done. If the ECG and chest X-ray are norm...  Read Full »

I am getting some pulling pain under my ribs and back. What could it be?

Query: Hello doctor,For the past two days, I am getting the pain under my right rib cage slightly under the chest and even back under the shoulder. It does not pain usually, but the pain remains there. But when I am laughing, it hurts like something is pulling, and the pain increases. What could it be and ...  Read Full »


Dr. Gohel Harshul Maheshbhai

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your history is suggestive of muscular pain. But it should also to rule out any cardiac cause. I will give you some medication, if you did not find any improvement, you consult a cardiologist for a complete cardiac profile, or I will provide you with some tests that ...  Read Full »

I have right abdomen and back pain. Why?

Query: Hi doctor, I am a 21-year-old female, 1.75 m and 70 kg. For the past two to three months, I have been under quite a lot of stress due to an ongoing internship and various school commitments. I am experiencing dull, persistent aches and pains (at times these are sharp pains) on my right abdomen, and...  Read Full »


Dr. Chandwadkar Ashish

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. According to your complaints, it seems you may be suffering from muscular pain if your pain is not related to any signs like change in bowel habits or related to any abnormality in periods or menstruation or any kind of change in stool or urine and any other associated ...  Read Full »

I have chest discomfort and pain with deep breaths. Why?

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 36 year old, otherwise healthy (as far as I know) female. I was a smoker earlier. No history of heart disease. My mother has COPD, but has been a long time smoker.  Two and a half weeks ago, I went on a hayride with my sons. I have a short stature. To get on and off the hayrid...  Read Full »


Dr. Rathee Rahul

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You are right, muscular pain will not last so long. Pleurisy: It is an inflammation of the outer covering of lungs.It is most commonly caused by infections in which condition there will be fever which is not present in your case.Rarely it can also be caused by chest tr...  Read Full »

Why do I get pinpointed chest pain on the left side?

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 32 year old male having a normal health condition. My height is 5 feet 6 inches, and weight is 58 Kg. Recently (yesterday), I noticed chest pain in the left side which feels like pinpointed pain (electric shock kind) and lasted for a few seconds. Please let me know what I need ...  Read Full »


Dr. Anshul Varshney

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com.  Read Full »

Kindly share insights about my echo 2D and TMT results.

Query: Hello doctor, I had pain in left side of my chest. I consulted the cardiologists and he advised me for echo 2D and TMT. Here is the report. All cardiac chambers dimension normal in size. No regional wall motion abnormality. Normal LV systolic function. LVEF is 60 %. Grade 2 LV diastolic dysfunction...  Read Full »


Dr. Sagar Ramesh Makode

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The possibility of cardiac cause for chest pain is less likely as your tests are already negative. Now, there are two possibilities, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and muscular pain. Do you get any nausea, vomiting, bloating, burping, increase in pain on food or ly...  Read Full »

Why can I not sit longer than 20 minutes without my butt paining?

Query: Hi doctor, I have pain in my butt while sitting. I cannot sit for more than twenty minutes. I feel to have a burning and pricking sensation. Sometimes I feel the pain between anus and perineum. I do not have pain or blood while passing stool. I have pain only on the right side or right buttock. I s...  Read Full »


Dr. Ajeet Kumar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It can be due to musculoskeletal pain. The pain arises from the muscles and bones. It does not have any association with the gut. I suggest you take some muscle relaxants to get relief from pain. You can take tablet Paracetamol three times a day for three to five days t...  Read Full »

How to cure my joint pain, headache, muscle pain, and tiredness throughout the day?

Query: Hi doctor,I am 21 years old, who weighs 50 kg, and I am 5.10 feet tall. I feel lazy all the time. I always have a headache and pain in the muscles of the shoulder and neck. Sometimes, my joints also pain.  Read Full »


Dr. Ashaq Hussain Parrey

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your main problem is you are malnourished, and your (BMI) body mass index is low. Because of weak muscles, you are getting cervical pain and joint pains. I would suggest you try the following: Take a healthy protein-rich diet that is, possibly 4 to 6 eggs...  Read Full »

I have continuous leg pain for more than four years. Please help.

Query: Hi doctor, I have had continuous lower leg pain for more than four years. The pain is between knee to ankle. I feel weak legs and bones and also have a burning sensation and numbness. I am taking D3 and B12 supplements for around two years and still, it is low in my body. Please find the attached h...  Read Full »


Dr. Naresh Kumar M.

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I had gone through all the data posted (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Kindly tell me more details about your problem. Do you have leg pain in both lower limbs? How did it start? Was it the same pain that you are feeling now when it started or incr...  Read Full »

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