What Causes Severe Sudden Onset Of Joint And Muscle Pain?

Posted on Fri, 14 Oct 2016

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Fri, 14 Oct 2016 Answered on

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Question : I have sudden onset...overnight...joint and muscle pain. severe.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
It can be due to post viral infection

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case. Sudden onset of joint pain is due to post viral arthralgia and it is due to antibodies in blood. But before I advised you anything I would like to know little detail of the illness.
1.Did you had any fever recently?
2.do you also having stiffness of joint in morning?
3.what medication you have taken till now ?
Please send me answers of these questions. I will try my best to help you.
Thanks

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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (10 hours later)

I have not had a fever in many years. I am rarely ill. 5'1" 92 lbs. I went hiking on Wednesday and Thursday and am wondering if I overdid it and that caused the stiffness and pain in the back of my neck and my wrists. I am not stiff in the morning. My medication is Hormone replacement patches. I have a completely torn rotator cuff that cannot be repaired as it was repaired once several years ago. I tore it falling during horseback riding. It is difficult to move but is not painful and I manage quite well. I do not take otc painkillers but am considering Advil or something like that. Would that be helpful? Thank you.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (36 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You can take Advil

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case. If you are not having any joint stiffness or any fever then it can be a fatigue syndrome. At present you can take Advil for symptomatic relief. In case pain is severe then you can take Brufen also. If you are on hormone replacement therapy then you may have low vitamin D and weak bones also. So check your serum D3 and Vitamin B12.

in case any of these marker is low you need to take calcium and vitamin D also.

thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj