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Muscle aches after exertion
Muscle aches after exertion is a symptom where a person is sore after exercising or other vigorous physical activity.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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Ive been having an aching pain & occasional sharp pain in upper back, sometimes traveling to shoulders or down my back. I think its my muscles, but Im not sure, Worse when leaning forward? What could cause this, and what can I do to it get better?
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What can cause muscle aches?
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A 44-year old asked:
Why is it that my muscle aches when i exercise?
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Why do muscles ache when you have flu?
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A 36-year old asked:
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A 41-year old asked:
Tired of having muscle aches all over. Suggestions?
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What's the best way to treat muscle aches from flu?
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A 32-year old female asked:
What is the best way to treat muscle aches due to flu?
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A 32-year old asked:
How do I heal muscle aches that I get?After exercising?
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A 36-year old asked:
Muscles all over sore and tender to touch. What do you recommend?
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A 38-year old asked:
What happens if my muscles ache while I'm at the gym should I stop?
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A 48-year old asked:
Please advise if it's ok to exercise even if muscles are still sore?
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A 41-year old asked:
Isn't it abnormal for your muscles to be sore 2 days after working out?
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A 32-year old asked:
How do you tell whether your muscle aches are from dehydration or something else?
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A 47-year old asked:
Why do I never feel muscle aches after a workout, but I still manage to get muscular?
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A 37-year old asked:
Why do my muscles only get sore when i work out after not having worked out in a while?
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A 32-year old asked:
What happens if you are doing a light workout and your muscles are not sore, is it ok to workout everyday?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I worked out two days ago and I think I overdid it. I am very sore. Should my muscles be sore to the touch?
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A 52-year old female asked:
For the past 8 weeks I have been waking up numerous times at night due to muscle aches and stiffness. Why?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Why would the muscle in my middle right back be aching for months? I lost weight and my back started hurting
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A 19-year old female asked:
I have been feeling body aches and muscle aches for the past year. could my sugary diet be the cause of this?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Why don't my muscle get sore after working out even though I change my work out so they don't adapt to that specific work out?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Hi there. I seem to have a problem. My shoulder plates and the muscles around the top of of my back are constantly aching. What's going on?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I grew up in a place with no humidity.Now I live where there is tons of humidity. My muscles feel so sore on days it is very humid, is this possible?
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A 16-year old male asked:
If i do a light workout and workout the same muscle group 24 hours later is that okay? you're supposed to wait 48 hours but only if you're sore right?
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