What Could be Causing Your Musculoskeletal Pain?

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0:00 Introduction
0:49 Types of Musculoskeletal Pain
1:45 causes of Musculoskeletal Pain





• Musculoskeletal pain refers to pain felt in the bones, tendons, ligaments, nerves, and muscles. 
• The pain might occur in just one part of the body, such as the back, or all around the body. The latter condition occurs due to complications such as fibromyalgia. 
• The pain can range from mild to severe, making it a possible interference in your daily life and activities. 
• The pain can be acute or chronic. In the former, it will occur suddenly and go away quickly. 
• However, in the latter case, the pain could last for 3 to 6 weeks. 
• Let’s look at musculoskeletal in detail:
Types of Musculoskeletal Pain
• People are most likely to deal with pain in their lower back. 
• However, the pain could occur all around the body, due to various conditions, such as:
• Muscle pain is caused by injury to the soft tissues between organs; a condition is known as myalgia. 
• Bone pain, due to trauma from an injury or a fracture, leads to chronic pain in the bones. 
• Pain in the tendons, ligaments, and joints is another type of musculoskeletal pain. 
• Nerve compression pain is due to conditions that put pressure on the nerves, such as arthritis. 
• Back pain may occur due to a slipped disc in the spine or damage to the spine. 
• Chest pain, due to a lack of oxygen going to the heart walls or inflammation in the chest. 
Causes of Musculoskeletal Pain
• Possible causes for musculoskeletal pain are divided into musculoskeletal and non-musculoskeletal disorders. 
• Musculoskeletal disorders are those that directly affect muscles, ligaments, bones, and tendons. 
• The most probable cause of musculoskeletal disorders is trauma sustained from injuries to the muscles, ligaments, bones, and tendons of the body. 
• Sports injuries, falls, car accidents and sudden position changes during movement are some incidents that could be responsible for this. 
• There are more than 150 musculoskeletal disorders. The prominent ones include:
• Autoimmune conditions and arthritis. 
• Injuries such as dislocations and fractures
• Osteoporosis 
• Problems in the structures of joints and bones caused by conditions such as scoliosis 
• Similarly, there are quite a few non-musculoskeletal disorders that could lead to musculoskeletal disorders. 
• Some of the common ones include:
• Poor posture
• Overwork of the body at work, such as regularly participating in extreme sports
• Infections of the muscles, bones, and soft tissues
• Lengthy bed rest after an injury or during an illness 
• Certain cancers and tumors that affect the bones 
• At times, the pain could be originating from an organ and feel like musculoskeletal pain.
• This condition is called referred pain and usually stems from the:
• Kidneys
• Lungs 
• Heart
• Spleen
• Gallbladder
• Pancreas