MS muscle aches are among the pain symptoms experienced by MS patients on a daily basis. These pains could be acute or chronic. They could also be a primary result of MS or secondary to the disease.

Muscle Weakness and MS Muscle Aches

One of the prominent features of multiple sclerosis is muscle weakness, experienced when the nerves that regulate muscle function are affected by demyelination and inflammation. The development of lesions in the relevant parts of the nervous system affects the transmission of impulses between the nervous system and the patient’s muscles. As a result the muscular movements may be weaker than they typically would be. This results in muscle weakness and exhaustion. The muscles may overcompensate to make up for this, resulting in MS muscle aches.

It is also possible for the patient’s lesions and their impact on his or her muscles to result in general …