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What Causes Upper Muscular System Weakness?

my upper muscular system has become very week recently. I just struggled to bench press 75 pounds. It felt like my deltoids and triceps were going to rip apart. My range of motion is poor, it hurts to throw a baseball..... i can't thro it, i have to flip it. It hurts to sleep on either side because it hurts my muscles. I'm a healthy 45 year old male, a pe teacher/basketball coach.
Mon, 31 Jul 2017
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Hello
The reasons of Muscular system weakness can be many. I will list hem for you.
You need to analyse what can be the possible reason for you. As sometimes it may lead to paralyses of the affected muscles, so I would suggest you to see a good practitioner.
However I will also give you some home remedies to help you out of it.

Causes:
1. Hypokalemia. Deficiency of potassium in muscles. This is the most common cause of muscle weakness.
2. Muscular Dystrophy. Weakness happens due to the deficiency to protiens in muscles.
3. Dermatomyositis. it is a rare inflammatory disease. It's an inflammatory myopathy, which is a condition that occurs when your muscles become inflamed.
4. Hypercalcemia. A condition when your muscles have a abundant of calcium which leads to this distress.
5. Becker muscular dystrophy. It is a genetic condition that damages muscles over time and results in tissue loss.

There are many more reasons..I have listed few of them for you. For your diagnosis, please consult a good practitioner. And get your blood tests done.

Home remedies:

1. Milk With Licorice And Honey- In a full glass of milk, add two tablespoons honey and one tablespoon licorice. Mix this, and have it twice a day. You will see how quickly your body weakness runs away.

2. Amla(Indian Gooseberry) - Gooseberries have a large number of medicinal qualities. They are good sources of proteins, calcium, iron, and vitamin C. Also; they have partial contents of phosphorus and carbohydrates.

They are also known to be one of the best natural remedies that you can have for your muscle weakness.

You can simply eat these sour berries or for a change, mix them with natural honey.

3. Water or other fluids- As 70% of our body's constitution is water. So keep yourself hydrated. If you are dehydrated, you are highly likely to fall to muscle fatigue and weakness.

4.Potatoes - Soak a few potatoes in water over the night. Then make them into juice and drink it in the morning.

It has a lot of potassium. This helps in transmitting the impulses to the nerves and in enhancing the muscle movements.

5. Bananas - Your muscles require such boost of energy, especially if you are running all around and may be too busy to sit and have a proper meal.

I hope this helps you. Wish you a speedy recovery

Thanks
Dr. Tripat Mehta
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What Causes Upper Muscular System Weakness?

Hello The reasons of Muscular system weakness can be many. I will list hem for you. You need to analyse what can be the possible reason for you. As sometimes it may lead to paralyses of the affected muscles, so I would suggest you to see a good practitioner. However I will also give you some home remedies to help you out of it. Causes: 1. Hypokalemia. Deficiency of potassium in muscles. This is the most common cause of muscle weakness. 2. Muscular Dystrophy. Weakness happens due to the deficiency to protiens in muscles. 3. Dermatomyositis. it is a rare inflammatory disease. It s an inflammatory myopathy, which is a condition that occurs when your muscles become inflamed. 4. Hypercalcemia. A condition when your muscles have a abundant of calcium which leads to this distress. 5. Becker muscular dystrophy. It is a genetic condition that damages muscles over time and results in tissue loss. There are many more reasons..I have listed few of them for you. For your diagnosis, please consult a good practitioner. And get your blood tests done. Home remedies: 1. Milk With Licorice And Honey- In a full glass of milk, add two tablespoons honey and one tablespoon licorice. Mix this, and have it twice a day. You will see how quickly your body weakness runs away. 2. Amla(Indian Gooseberry) - Gooseberries have a large number of medicinal qualities. They are good sources of proteins, calcium, iron, and vitamin C. Also; they have partial contents of phosphorus and carbohydrates. They are also known to be one of the best natural remedies that you can have for your muscle weakness. You can simply eat these sour berries or for a change, mix them with natural honey. 3. Water or other fluids- As 70% of our body s constitution is water. So keep yourself hydrated. If you are dehydrated, you are highly likely to fall to muscle fatigue and weakness. 4.Potatoes - Soak a few potatoes in water over the night. Then make them into juice and drink it in the morning. It has a lot of potassium. This helps in transmitting the impulses to the nerves and in enhancing the muscle movements. 5. Bananas - Your muscles require such boost of energy, especially if you are running all around and may be too busy to sit and have a proper meal. I hope this helps you. Wish you a speedy recovery Thanks Dr. Tripat Mehta