Hello all,

On wednesday at school we did some fitness training (ergos, weights…), and we did a station session where we spend 3 minutes at one going 100%, and then to the next one.
On Thursday I was ok however, but then Friday came and my muscles started to ache, aswell as my joints. It is NOT my legs, just my arms…

They are not hurting so much that I can barely pick things up, but still…

Please help, is this bad? sign of an injury?

I took my cat to the Vet today. I thought he was poisoned but his blood test results were normal. The Vet said my cat has arthritis in the hips. My cat can’t even stand on his hind legs. It seems like out of the BLUE our cat can’t function. I’ve never had that happen to me with any of my cats. He has been sleeping and laying around all day and all yesterday. The vet gave him a steriod shot that might help his muscles and help him get back on his feet. I just don’t want our cat to suffer. Right now he seems okay relaxing, chilling out but he can’t even walk by himself. His hind legs seem useless. Is this the end? Do you think we need to put our 8 yr old cat to sleep? Does anyone know? I need some advice. It’s really sad right now to think of loosing our beloved cat!
Okay this is what I don’t understand: if our vet says our cat has arthritis, why can’t he use his back hind legs? Seriously, I mean really. I am so confused right now. I guess I’m in denial right now. If our cat can’t function, how is he going to go the bathroom? I can feed him and give him liquids but at some point you would think he needs to release himself(bathroom break) . Do we need to buy diapers? If it gets to that point is it time to put our cat to sleep. I think it’s wrong to make a cat suffer. Right this moment he’s not suffering but I don’t even want him to feel any pain. I’m so torn. My children and I have been crying on and off all day. I’m just trying to get some answers so I can make the right decision. I need to make the best decision for our cat! He’s our MAN. He’s truly the best cat. As I look into his eyes it’s like he’s telling me "Time is running out". Is it time to let him go into the light? It’s just so hard and so sad! Thanks for all your advice. It’s helpful.

As soon as I have a beer my joints and sometimes muscles start to ache. It’s even worse the next day.

My friend and I have to make a model of the shoulder joint for our health class, but we’ve got no idea what to make it out of. We need the scapula, ligaments, muscles, etc.

It is almost impossible for me to get thru a 3 hour workday now. I get so exhausted, my heart pounds, my chest is constricted, I’m overheated. My muscles are weak; my joints in my fingers hurt all day, everyday. I get headaches after work, and feel exhausted.
This started during a stressy time at work, and won’t go away. Doctor took a chest xray, thinking it was a pnuemonia reaccurance, but it was clear.
What could it be? I feel dizzy and dumb.

After about 15-20 minutes of running the inside of my knee starts to get really stiff and i have to stop due to the pain. This is a huge problem since i am leaving for the navy in April. So is there any exercises i can do to strengthen the ligaments and muscles inside my knee to get that stiffness to go away?

I have pain under my kneecap when I walk down hills or run. Also if i squat which causes the muscles around my knee to flex?

Everyone says to build up quad muscles in order to avoid knee pain, but how strong is strong? Is there a guide of, say, body weight vs how much you can left during a quad extension?

I am a 25 year-old ballerina in a university dance program. I dance about 9 hours/wk and I was wondering if it is too early for me to start taking joint -care supplements. I know that dancers are highly prone to bone, muscle, and joint damage, and I would like to prevent that kind of damage to my own body.
I go to the university’s rec center 3-4x a week during the summer and 2-3x during school for 90min-2hours to work on my muscles (to be long and strong).

I do heavy squats about 3 days a week and sometimes I can’t tell if the joint is in pain or the muscles surrounding them are. Does anyone know anything I can do to help me figure it out?