- Spinal cord damage can, in some cases, lead to severe myotonia. Myalgia is symptomatic of myositis ossificans—the formation of calcium deposits in the muscle tissue.
myalgia
noun; derivation
Pain resulting from any muscular disease or disorder.
Etymology : Gr. myo ‘muscle’ + alg ‘pain’ + ia ‘land, state, medical condition’
Source : Human Anatomy and Physiology, 4th ed., J. W. Hole
Last modified: 10 June 2008