Muscle pain and weakness may be caused by physiological factors such as strenuous exercise, or by pathologic factors such as upper respiratory tract infections, osteoporosis, etc. The treatment mainly includes physical therapy and medication for relief and treatment.
1. Physiological factors: Strenuous exercise will cause the body to produce too many metabolic products, lactic acid accumulation, muscle soreness, weakness symptoms. There is no need for special treatment, more rest and hot baths can relieve the soreness and fatigue of the whole body.
2. Upper respiratory tract infection: Upper respiratory tract infection can cause generalized fever, resulting in muscle pain and weakness. You can take oral aspirin, acetaminophen and other antipyretic and analgesic drugs, and in serious cases, you can use cephalosporins for anti-infection treatment.
3. Osteoporosis: mostly seen in the elderly, can be manifested as low back pain, generalized weakness and other symptoms, you can choose drugs such as osteotriol, alendronate, calcium carbonate, etc., to promote the absorption of calcium, improve the symptoms of osteoporosis, daily activities should be appropriate, supplement foods with high calcium content.
If the symptoms of muscle pain and weakness do not improve after rest, the patient should go to the hospital in time to find out the cause of targeted treatment.