Damage to a body part/system. Some injuries can be treated, while others can only be managed.
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Sprain or strain - what's the difference and how to treat? [closed]
After a week of extensive exercising involving cycling, running, swimming and soccer I woke up Sunday morning with a sharp pain in what I think is my soleus muscle. Definitely not an achilles, but ...
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ITBS recovery methods, techniques, advice
I got into triathlon about 2 years ago and developed ITBS last year. It was severely debilitating. After seeing a specialist, taking the specialists advice, which consisted of: a 6-8 month break, a ...
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Knees hurt after running a few days in a row. Injury possible?
I don't have any pain if I walk for an hour or so. I walk to work every day (2 x 20 mins). I take long walks on weekends, but no knee pain after that. I started running. Small distances at first (2.5 ...
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Exercises while recovering from groin injury/surgery
I have a long-standing (no pun intended) injury which gets worse when doing any kind of leg exercise that puts strain on the groin area. For example sit-ups, press-ups and plank exercises all cause ...
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Ankle Injury From Soccer
Recently I went down in my soccer game and I was told by the ER that I strained my upper superior ligament, or something of the sort. It's been a week and two days, and today was my first day even ...
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Are “Fit in Six” PlayStation routines safe and appropriate for any age?
I have the "Fit in Six" fitness game on the PlayStation 3 and similar games for the Wii, and I would like to know if it is recommended to follow those routines. In particular, I am concerned about the ...
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What kind of muscle/joint/ligament do walking upstair/downstair involve?
I tried to understand why walking downstair hurts while walking upstair is good.
All I found in the internet were website while keep saying the pointless fact "It's runner's knee" and didn't try hard ...
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Is it bad if I can't do legs in the gym? [closed]
I still work calves but I am unable to do legs due to a forn facia in my right quad. Cheers.
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How to Rehab a Bicep Tear
I'm writing this on behalf of my gym instructor who unfortunately doesn't have Internet access.
Last fortnight he suffered a slight tear in his left bicep while moving some heavy equipment. He has ...
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Toenail partially kicked off and lifted up… what now? [closed]
About an hour ago, I was working out barefoot (yeah, I know... really, really bad idea), accidentally kicked the bench's base, and ended up with a big toenail that was still attached, but separated ...
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Knee injury, feels like there is a knot inside [closed]
i injured my knee last friday :( it was during running intervals, i ran on an uneven grass area. i have googled and tried to find similar cases by description but i'm abit overwhelmed and can't ...
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How Can I Heal/Prevent Jumper's (Patellar Tendinitis) Knee?
About me:
29 years old
170 lbs
Active (mountain biking, skiing, basketball)
In the last year or so I've started to develop symptoms of what I think is Jumper's Knee (pain right beneath the kneecap ...
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Is an elliptical trainer good for rehab after metatarsal fracture?
I fractured my third metatarsal 4 weeks ago and am looking for alternatives to spinning and swimming for cardio work until I can sensibly re-start a running schedule.
Would using an elliptical ...
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Is it possible to ever recover from Chronic IT (iliotibial) Band Problems?
I have been a runner for nearly 20 years now. In high school, I suffered the occasional IT (ilio-tibial) band injury where it got so tight that even if I tried to run through the pain my speed was ...
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356 views
What damage is possible due to hyperextension? [closed]
I found a page that lists ligament and cartilage damage, but is it possible that the hyperextension of a joint can leave bone fragments in the joint?
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Which collection of specific exercises can be used to completely substitute Deadlift? (because of old injury)
One day in my 20s I was stressed and I stupidly tried reverse dumbbell flyes too fast and with too much weight. Something went deeply wrong, more or less under my right scapula, and I completely ...
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Exercises with a Torn Wrist Tendon [closed]
For the past month, I noticed that I developed about a 1/2 inch size lump on my left inner wrist. I suspected it was a cyst, but after seeing the hand surgeon I was told that I have a torn Flexor ...
