Although Less Common, Muscle Pain Can Indicate Covid-19

JAKARTA – experienced back pain or muscles can indicate an early Covid-19 infection. Although body aches can have many causes, it turns out that muscle pain associated with the new coronavirus is a little different.

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Report World Health Organization (WHO) who analyzed 55,924 laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 cases in China, found that 14.8% of patients reported myalgia or arthralgia (joint pain).

This is much less than the number of patients reporting fever (87.9%) and dry cough (67.7%), and still less common than other symptoms such as fatigue (38.1%) and shortness of breath (18.6%). . However, muscle pain was slightly more common than sore throats (13.9%), headaches (13.6%), and chills (11.4%).

Myalgia is muscle aches and pains, which can involve ligaments, tendons, and fascia, the soft tissues that connect muscles, bones and organs.

John Hopkins Medicine points out that injury, trauma, overuse, strain, certain medications and illnesses can all cause myalgia. “Symptoms can include muscle cramps and joint pain. A diagnosis requires a careful clinical evaluation of muscle cramps and joint pain,” he said as quoted by Antara. Daily Express, Tuesday (17/11).

In a study published in the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, the myalgia causing Covid-19 infection was investigated. The study notes that myalgia is a common symptom in patients with viral infections such as illness Covid-19 and influence.

Back pain in Covid-19 usually indicates pneumonia. The common myalgia caused by Covid-19 is longer and more severe than that of other viral infections. Myalgia and fatigue in patients with Covid-19 last longer than other viral infections and are not responsive to conventional painkillers. When viral load decreases with viral treatment, muscle pain may decrease.

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