Editing Myalgia (section)

{{Short description|Painful sensations in muscle tissue}}
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'''Myalgia''' or '''muscle pain''' is a [[pain]]ful sensation evolving from [[muscle tissue]]. It is a [[symptom]] of many [[disease]]s. The most common cause of [[acute (medicine)|acute]] myalgia is the overuse of a muscle or [[Muscle group|group of muscles]]; another likely cause is [[viral infection]], especially when there has been no [[injury]].

[[Chronic condition|Long-lasting]] myalgia can be caused by [[metabolic myopathy]], some [[nutritional deficiencies]], [[ME/CFS]], [[fibromyalgia]], and [[amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome]].