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A member asked:

Can prolonged stress cause muscle aches in the body - arms and hands?

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Prolonged stress?: Stress can cause increased tension in muscles, leading to headaches and muscle soreness. It is not usually localized just to arms and hands, though. That sounds like a more repetitive injury-type thing? I suggest working with your primary care doctor to figure out the cause for this, and get help for it. Be well, .

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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