Common Causes Of Proximal Muscle Pain Or Weakness

Common Causes of Proximal Muscle Pain or Weakness

Disease	Pain	Weakness	Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate	Serum Creatine Kinase	Serum Thyroxine 4
Fibromyalgia	Yes	No	Normal	Normal	Normal
Polymyalgia rheumatica	Yes	No	Marked elevation	Normal	Normal
Polymyositis	Usually none	Yes	Usually	Elevated Normal	Normal
Corticosteroid myopathy	No	Yes	Normal	Normal	Normal
Hyperthyroidism	No	Yes	Normal	Normal	Elevated
Hypothyroidism	Yes	Yes	Normal	Elevated	Depressed