It could be a pulled muscle.They can be caused from as little as coughing.
Tetany
Buccinator
In any rheumatic disease muscle weakness can result atrophy, ie the joins in the area are painful to move leading to the muscle not being used, this in turn leads to the muscle weakening.
The Buccinator muscles. (The cheeks)
The buccinator muscle, located in the cheeks, contracts to compress the cheeks when air is blown out of the mouth. This muscle helps in actions such as blowing out candles or whistling.
A painful contraction of a muscle is a cramp or charley horse.
yes muscle contractures are painful.. joints get larger and seem to be inflamed sometimes.
Your glutious maximous is the muscle in your butt cheeks(:
bacteria, specifically streptococcal: causes the tonsils to become irritated and later becomes painful.
A painful muscle contraction is a cramp.
torn muscle tissue
Such a painful muscle contraction is commonly known as cramp.