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- Muscle strains - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Muscle spasms Swelling Muscle weakness When to see the doctor Mild strains can be treated at home See a doctor if your symptoms worsen despite treatment — especially if your pain becomes intolerable, or you experience numbness or tingling Causes Acute strains can be caused by one event, such as using poor body mechanics to lift something heavy
- Isometric exercises: Good for strength training? - Mayo Clinic
Isometric exercises are tightening (contractions) of a specific muscle or group of muscles During isometric exercises, the muscle doesn't noticeably change length The affected joint also doesn't move Isometric exercises help maintain strength They can also build strength, but not effectively And they can be performed anywhere Examples include a leg lift or plank
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - Symptoms and causes
Overview Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a-my-o-TROE-fik LAT-ur-ul skluh-ROE-sis) is a nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord Also known as ALS, the disease leads to muscle weakness and gets worse over time ALS often begins with muscle twitching and weakness in an arm or leg, trouble swallowing, or slurred speech Eventually ALS affects the muscles needed
- Myocarditis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle, called the myocardium The condition can reduce the heart's ability to pump blood Myocarditis can cause chest pain, shortness of breath, and rapid or irregular heartbeats Infection with a virus is one cause of myocarditis Sometimes myocarditis is caused by a medicine reaction or a condition that causes inflammation throughout the body
- Statin side effects: Weigh the benefits and risks - Mayo Clinic
Very rarely, statins can cause life-threatening muscle damage called rhabdomyolysis (rab-doe-my-OL-ih-sis) Rhabdomyolysis can cause extreme muscle pain, liver damage, kidney failure, and death The risk of very serious side effects is extremely low Only a few cases of rhabdomyolysis occur per million people taking statins
- Atorvastatin (oral route) - Side effects dosage - Mayo Clinic
Call your doctor right away if you have dark-colored urine, fever, muscle cramps or spasms, muscle pain or stiffness, or unusual tiredness or weakness These could be symptoms of a serious muscle problem called rhabdomyolysis, which can cause kidney problems
- Uterine fibroids - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Fibroids contain more cells that estrogen and progesterone bind to than do typical uterine muscle cells Fibroids tend to shrink after menopause due to a drop in hormone levels Other growth factors Substances that help the body maintain tissues, such as insulin-like growth factor, may affect fibroid growth Extracellular matrix (ECM)
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