Myositis Professional

**Myositis is** an inflammatory disease that develops in the muscles and is caused by a variety of factors, including exercise, injury and infection. This disease can have serious consequences for both health and professional activity.

** Occupational myositis** *Occupational myositis* is a form of a general disease of a group of muscle diseases, manifested as pain in the hands, forearms, neck and back. Usually this form of myositis is not contagious. It is believed that the development of this form of myositis is provoked by excessive and strenuous physical activity against the background of a low degree of physical fitness of the body. The following factors can be considered as specific reasons for the development of occupational myositis: * long-term presence of fingers in an unusual position for them (“cultivated posture”) when working with a computer or other digital equipment; prolonged lifting of weights; insufficient number of periods of relaxation that occur during prolonged physical activity, which necessarily alternate with periods of rest; prolonged intense work on the computer without long breaks; prolonged injury to muscles or joints; impaired blood supply to muscles after strength training; interrupted training sessions due to discomfort; poor therapeutic regimen and ineffective treatment after physical overload. **Diagnostics of professional myosi**

Diagnosis of occupational myositis associated with increased physical activity is based on an assessment