Pain in the ulnar muscle or myalgia, canarise both in a state of tension, and in a relaxed state. The causes of pain are many. To begin treatment, it is necessary to establish what exactly caused it.
The upper limbs consist of several muscles. The main ones are:
With myalgia (inflammation of the muscle), this or that function of the hand is lost, which makes it possible to determine which particular muscle can be damaged.
The causes of the pain can be different. If the ulnar muscle is damaged, the function of extension of the forearm, as well as the joint capsule, is broken. This occurs for various reasons. Among them:
The ulnar muscle can ache with varying intensity, depending on the degree of damage and the type of pathology that led to the onset of the syndrome.
The ulnar muscle can be ill with polymyositis. This pathology is manifested by the following symptoms:
When lesions with polymyositis, the elbow muscle starts to hurt, movements become limited, there is swelling, condensation, weakness.
The injuries include rupture and stretching of the muscles inelbow joint, bruises. This causes pain, swelling, bruising. Depending on the degree of injury to the muscles, the pain may be mild, acute, intolerable. In the latter case, it is recommended to take any non-narcotic analgesic. The limb becomes swollen. If there is a rupture of the muscular system, then hematomas can be observed.
After 50 years, the muscle is often diagnosedrheumatism. This type of pathology is characterized by stress, pain, weakness, joint loss and muscle atrophy. The affected elbow muscle stops performing its functions.
Pain in the upper limbs can beprovoked by diseases of the nervous system. In various types of neuralgia, pain arises periodically, and it will be more pronounced along the course of the nerve end, but the farther away from it, the quieter the pain.
Pain syndrome in neuralgias arises paroxysmally. It can last several minutes, and can last only a few seconds.
The ulnar muscle of the shoulder can become inflamed. This pathology is called myositis. It is treated under the constant supervision of specialists.
Myositis is a pathologicalinflammation of the muscles. It can arise as an independent disease or be a complication of some pathology, for example, ARVI. In half the cases of myositis diagnosis, muscle inflammation occurs due to excessive physical exertion on the elbow muscles.
With myositis painful, during the movement it is several times stronger. On inspection, the doctor may detect seals.
When the infection is associated, purulent myositis may occur. There is a syndrome of general intoxication, the hand swells up, the skin becomes hyperemic.
Parasitic myositis is a rareform of pathology of the elbow muscle. It occurs when the tissues of various kinds of parasites are affected: toxoplasma, cysticerci, etc. With this form of the disease, fever develops, pain in the hand. Chewing muscles, tongue, thorax are affected.
The ulnar muscle of the forearm can hurt withspontaneous muscle contraction. Usually, such spasms occur in women. Spontaneous contractions can be intensified during physical exertion, in a damp, cool place. They not only lead to failure of the function of the limb, but also disturb sleep.
When styloid pain painful, aching, with small loads greatly increases. With tendinitis occurs not only pain, but also swelling, hyperemia.
With these pathologies, mobility of the elbow joint is impaired.
To determine the cause of the pain, it is necessary to carry out a diagnosis. It includes:
If necessary, the doctor may appoint additional methods of examination aimed at identifying hidden infections that caused pain.
Treatment of the ulnar muscle depends on the cause that caused the pathology. The doctor can appoint:
According to the indications, physiotherapy can be prescribed,massage, exercise therapy. To maintain the muscles of the upper limbs in excellent shape, you need to exercise and follow the general health, on time to visit the doctors, without waiting for the manifestation of complications in the form of pain in the ulnar muscle.
