AIMS :The aim of the paper was to find out if concomitant COVID-19 infections increase the frequency of specific side effects of statins such as muscle pain and muscle weakness. METHOD :A total of 66 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 without comorbidities participated in the study. The ...
Discussion This work indicates that at least two long COVID symptoms - brain fog and muscle pain - at 90+ days from acute COVID-19 onset are specifically associated with prolonged time to clearance of SARS-...
Long COVID, or post-COVID-19 syndrome, is a recently coined term used to describe the persistence of COVID-19 symptoms beyond three months.Various symptoms have been reported, including chest pain, dyspnea, fatigue, as well as neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders such as anosmia, ageusia...
While a low-fat, fibrous diet with proper portion control is the main source of weight loss, a suitable exercise regimen can accelerate this process and help you build extra muscle. Most-Asked Questions About Muscle Pain Is muscle pain a symptom of COVID-19? Current data suggest that COVID...
A subgroup of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 remain symptomatic over three months after infection. A distinctive symptom of patients with long COVID is post-exertional malaise, which is associated with a worsening of fatigue- and pain-related symptoms after acute mental or physical exercise, ...
Muscle pain (myalgia, myofascial pain syndrome) is pain in the body's soft tissues due to injury or strain. Symptoms include muscle pain with tender points and fatigue. Treatment usually involves physical therapy, massage therapy, or trigger point inject
It's common for patients to stop taking their statin because of muscle pain and their belief that the drug itself is to blame. That can sometimes be true, but the SAMSON trial, owing to its unusual design, makes a strong case that such symptoms are usually a nocebo effect. ...
Undoubtedly, such events explain not only sore and aching muscles after sudden increases in exercise levels, but also the strengthening improvements that follow (‘no pain, no gain’). The hypertrophic response can be enhanced by further repeated exercise, resulting in adaptive muscle remodelling ...
Peripheral artery disease can decrease the flow of blood to the legs, causing pain in the legs with activity. There may also be associated muscle cramps. Muscle spasms in legs and feet are often seen related to exercise, but cramps may also be seen at night involving calf and toe muscles....
"Muscle loss is like a wildfire: it's lost very quickly, but to recover it takes months and years. And those people who survive COVID may have much lower muscle than they had before. "For someone now on a trajectory of normal aging or dealing with long COVID, that could impact their...