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Muscle tenderness
Muscle tenderness is a clinical finding where the affected muscle may be red and swollen. Pressure over the tender muscle causes pain.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
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A 41-year old asked:
I have muscle tenderness from my hips inward?
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A 42-year old asked:
Tension in my neck, could it cause muscle tenderness?
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A 32-year old asked:
Feel tension in my neck, could this be just muscle tenderness or something more serious?
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A 25-year old female asked:
What causes muscle tenderness? (i..e pressure elicits severe pain from muscle, but otherwise do not feel pain?)
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A 60-year old male asked:
Muscle tenderness in bicep that connects at elbow started two months ago. Now tenderness extending down forearm slightly. What might this be?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Saw Dr today in fear of painful, swollen lymph node back of neck. Dr examined me and said not lymph nodes, but strained muscle. Tender to touch normal?
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A 34-year old asked:
Swollen lymph nodes, fever, muscle tenderness, white spots on throat, and neck pain. what could this be?
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A 36-year old male asked:
Muscle pain, tenderness in shoulder joints, constant headache. Dr. ran blood work and ANA came back elevated, but no diagnosis yet, Any ideas.
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A 52-year old female asked:
Right foot is constantly cramping on the outer middle side. Also on the inside middle of that foot the round muscle there is tender and kinda big. ??
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A 44-year old male asked:
taking Crestor (rosuvastatin) 4 about 3 years now, no side affects, now all of the sudden I feel muscle pain and tenderness Can side affects start after years of use?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Low haemoglobin, muscle weakness, bone tenderness and pain in joints when stressed or folded. should I do some test before going to a rheumatologist?
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A 34-year old female asked:
High platelet count, no anemia, no fever, hot all the time, muscle weakness, bone tenderness, fatigue. I am just tired of no answer. Please help me.?
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A 22-year old male asked:
With my right hand supinated , if I push down on it with my left hand, I feel a sharp pain in my trap muscle, small area also tender to touch there?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Hi. Advice please. Vit B1 = 214 nmol/L, PLT = 456 K/UL, MPV = 6.8 F1, WBC = 9.5 K/UL. Tired, fatigued, muscle weakness, bone pain/tenderness. help?
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A 49-year old male asked:
What could be reason for pain & tenderness in various muscles?
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A 67-year old male asked:
I am 5 weeks post op disc fusion surgery. The muscles along the back are tender and sore going into my butt. How can I help elevate the pain?
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A male asked:
Recommended tx for para spinal muscles tenderness and spasm?
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A 56-year old female asked:
Pain in stomach like torn muscles and bloats. When standing feels like something is being pulled down. Tender to touch?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Swollen tender painful neck? My right neck muscles are sore and somewhat puffy... Any reason or concerns on why? I don't recall doing anything to it
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A 22-year old male asked:
I have a knot(grape size) on the back of my neck (under skin between muscles) , it moves right to left as I turn my neck, tender to push on, any idea?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Can withdrawal from co codamol cause muscles to become physically tender and sore ?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Why would severe tenderness (like 10 on 1-10 pain scale) due to injury of the soleus muscle not show up on the mri?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Can you explain my sudden hip pain. It is related more to the muscles and tendons I think as when i lie on my right side or rub it feels tender?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I am 27 weeks preg. My thigh muscle has been jumping all day and now a big blue bruise has developed on that area and it is very tender.what do i do?
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A 52-year old female asked:
The center of my chest (diaphragm area) is very tender to the touch. No other obvious symptoms. Can you overwork muscle or connective tissue there?
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A 44-year old male asked:
I overdid it riding bike w son 6 mos ago. Next day chest tender. Pain and palps. I still have all today. All heart tests neg.Could it be muscle.help?
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A 25-year old male asked:
25 y/o male 5' 11'', 130lbs: suddenly, all muscles burn and feel exhausted like they're in a workout. No pain or tenderness. Primarily in traps/legs.
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A 30-year old female asked:
A palpable mass on the left posterior lumber region lateral to erector spinae muscle fr 2 yrs,which is non tender,non growing measuring 1.5".what's it?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Several blackfly bites on back right scalp line. One Swollen firm slightly tender lymph node midway down neck behind sternocleidastoid muscle.Normal?
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A 25-year old male asked:
25 y/o male w/sudden widespread burning muscle fatigue. No pain or tenderness, just burning fatigue like when in the midst of a workout. Mostly legs. Hap'd.once 1 yr ago but recovered after +-2 months?
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