"Managing Muscle and Joint Pain After COVID-19: Effective Treatments and Recovery Tips"

 



The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) added muscle/joint pain to its list of COVID-19 symptoms in April 2020. However, COVID-19 isn’t the only cause of joint or muscle pain. Varied factors like influenza, chronic illness, and injuries can also lead to muscle or joint pain (arthralgia).

Here’s what you should know about muscle pain associated with COVID-19 and what to do about it.

Status of musculoskeletal conditions

According to the 2016 Global Burden of Disease Study, the global burden of painful musculoskeletal conditions ranges from 20-32%. COVID-19 has further increased the burden. COVID-19 has affected the respiratory tract and the musculoskeletal system, causing muscle pain, joint pain, restricted range of motion, joint stiffness, and fatigue. These symptoms persist for months, thereby reducing the quality of life.

People continue to suffer from these musculoskeletal problems even after recovery from COVID-19 infection. Do you know why? Here’s the reason!

How COVID-19 affects the musculoskeletal system

The systemic inflammatory response to COVID-19 infection affects the musculoskeletal system. The inflammatory molecules break the muscle fibre protein, reduce muscle protein synthesis, and weaken bones and muscles. For arthritis patients, it also leads to cartilage damage which might worsen the condition post-COVID-19.

What does muscle pain from COVID-19 feel like?

At times, it will be difficult to distinguish between virus-induced muscle pain and exercise-induced muscle pain. Both these pains differ in type and duration.

COVID-induced muscle pain feels like pain during movements and tenderness while touching the muscle. It is more generalised, whereas; exercise or injury-induced pain remains more localised.

Regarding duration, COVID-induced muscle pain takes weeks to months to resolve completely, even after you get rid of the COVID-19 infection. However, exercise-induced muscle pain resolves within 48-72 hours.

Usually, in COVID-19 infection, people experience more muscle pain than in joints. However, if you have arthritis, COVID-19 might worsen the symptoms.    



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