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You may feel muscle pain in a specific muscle of the body, such as a back muscle or leg muscle, or you may feel more diffuse muscle pain all over, such as when you have the flu (influenza). A person with chest pain who is having a heart attack or angina is feeling cardiac muscle pain.uscle pain can also be caused by serious diseases, disorders and conditions, such as fibromyalgia, infections and dermatomyositis, which is an inflammatory muscle disease. Muscle pain can be a symptom of a serious disease, disorder or condition, such as a severe muscle tear or infection.
Muscle aches, or myalgia, are extremely common. Almost everybody has experienced discomfort in their muscles at some point. Because there is muscle tissue in nearly all parts of the body, this type of pain can be felt practically anywhere. Often, people who experience muscle aches can easily pinpoint the cause. This is because most instances of myalgia result from too much stress, tension, or physical activity. Some common causes include: muscle tension in one or more areas of the body.