Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage
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Random pain in my right knee and elbow [closed]
I'm a mid-20s guy of so-so fitness (not fat but not a marathon runner either) and lately I've been getting some major pain and stiffness in my right elbow and right knee.
This year I have been going ...
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Pain the the leg after deadlifts [closed]
I'm having a strange pain in the left leg - that starts from around the groin and going down several cm in the left leg towards the knee. Nothing in the right.
The pain is only after I deadlift ...
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Avoiding Tendinopathy (suggested rest interval to prevent chronic pain)
tl;dr - Starting to feel slight tendon pain. How long should I rest before it's OK to hit the gym hard again.
Background:
I recently decided to end my winter hibernation and got back into rock ...
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Pain in forearm while doing bicep curls [closed]
When i'm doing curl or bicep exercise (more when my palm face the ceiling) I feel pain in my forearm between my wrist and my elbow. The pain is situated on the side of the ulna.
The pain seems to ...
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Experiencing pain on the outside of my right knee — exacerbated by placing weight on the outside of my foot (little toes) [closed]
I've been doing Capoeira for the last month or so and recently I started experiencing some pain on the outside of my knee.
I can't recall any traumatic blow to my knee or any popping noises while ...
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What causes knee pain and swelling? [closed]
I'm having a lot of pain and swelling in my left knee. I'm a female firefigher and the whole knee is swollen. Pain is mainly on the left side of the knee. It feels like a bruise on top of the kneecap ...
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Suffering from Flat foot need advise of leg excercises [closed]
I suffer from flat foot and have been working on buidling strength and muscles for the past few month . Beacuse of the issue I suffer from pain in my feet from time to time , would you be able to ...
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Back pain when coughing [closed]
When I cough, I feel a mild pain in my lower back and hip area. (behind my belly button and in my glute)
I went to the doctor and he told me I have inflammation in a part of my spinal cord. It is ...
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Standing Desk is giving me neck and upper back pain
I've had a geekdesk (heigh adjustable desk) for several months, and I've really liked it.
My back feels great. I'm not tired. My legs have adjusted to standing a lot. But recently, my neck and upper ...
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My current office chair makes back ache [closed]
I know this is probably not a usual question you see on here but anyways. I have over the past year purchased three different office chairs. They have all seemed fine for the first few months, however ...
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Calf pain / tightens [closed]
When i do a long run (4 miles) or tempo run, I will get a sharp pain suddenly causing me to slow down to a walk. I will then proceed to ice when I get back home. Any ideas what it might be.
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General malaise after workout for the whole day or sometimes 2 days. Is it normal?
I've been working out, but never regularly, for the last 5 - 6 years now. I just resumed my workout schedule with some regularity (10 - 12 days a month or so) a couple of months ago.
After my ...
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Muscle hurts after HiiT session
3 Days ago i did an HiiT Session with dumbbells. I did different excercises in 3 Sets with 12 Repetitions.
After I finished excercising i didn't do any streching exercises. On the next day I had ...
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Localized abdominal pain after a short run
I had gone on my first run in months last night, and aside from the expected soreness in the legs and calves, I've got a rather sensitive spot on my abs, about an inch down and left (from my ...
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Mild Pain in Right Elbow When Flexing Starting After Increase Weight During Workout
I started working out with free weights a couple months ago and have been making good muscle and strength gains. In the past week and a half I increased a lot of the weight so I could stay within my ...
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Should I exercise when my muscles are aching?
I exercised for the first time in a long time yesterday. This is what I did:
500 jumping jacks at moderate pace
100 jumping jacks at fast pace
10 min of running in place at moderate pace
100 ...
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I hurt my back from a deadlift attempt. When can I go back to weight lifting?
I hurt my lower back doing a failed deadlift attempt. Nothing terrible, but I feel a mild pain there.
When can I go back to weight lifting?
Similarly, my hand is sore (from a poorly done impact...) ...
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Rotator cuff strengthening for shoulder overuse injury
I like to do a lot of swimming, and recently my left shoulder had been giving me some minor pain and occasional clicking noises.
I went to an orthopedic doctor and I was diagnosed with "Left AC ...
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Do NSAIDS (Ibuprofen, etc.) actually speed up healing or do they just mask pain?
I have a minor muscle pull in my lower back (right side). The initial pull happened Friday, but I re-aggravated it somewhat last night. I'm trying to heal this injury as quickly as possible for an ...
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When I work calves in the gym, my feet hurt after the 10th or 15th rep [closed]
Is this just a starting thing? I have just started working calves.
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Why do my forearms and the tops of my hands hurt?
It feels as if the tendons on the top of my hand and in my forearm (just near the wrist) are very tight and it is painful. I started noticing it in wrestling two years ago and it was very painful but ...
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Are there any harmful side effects to working out just your arms?
I'm 15 years old and during the summer I've been working out with some dumbbells, and I've only been working out my arms for right now. Lately I have been feeling pain in my lower back and neck (which ...
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Pain in left palm while doing push-ups
I am a very skinny guy, 180cm tall, weigh 63kg. Even being as thin as I am, I had started to develop a potbelly. So I decided to do small rounds of working out about 10 days ago whenever I can, which ...
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Subtalar joint stiffness/strange foot pains over 5 years from double calcaneous surgery [closed]
It's been almost 6 years since I had surgery for both broken heels, with pins and plates put in. Since then my left foot is very supinated, so that I have a lot of pressure on the outside of the ...
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Pain in my neck [closed]
I am 24 year old guys. I have pain in my neck people is saying that air is locked in your veins. I feel uncomfrtablein while sleeping pain is happening since last four days. I have also take "Pronim" ...
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Are you prone to injury directly after weight lifting?
I'm following the Starting Strength program, and I find that I'm fine the next day, as long as I warm up each lift as he recommends.
But, I find that immediately after lifting, even though I'm not in ...
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My leg pinches in to my hip when squatting
I'm doing barbell squats as described in Starting Strength.
When I get to a certain depth, I feel my thigh bone (femur?) pinching up against the inside of my pelvis, and feel like I can't go any ...
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How do I cope with extreme pain from running on hard surfaces?
For the last 1/2 of 2011 I was going to my gym and working out 5-6 times per week. It was amazing! I preferred running on the treadmill as it was predictable with less impact. I also was able to ...
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Pull-ups: Pain on shoulder joint when lowering body - how to recover from, and prevent or avoid?
I just started doing pull-ups about two weeks ago on a pull-up bar (the one that fits on a doorframe - similar to this).
A day after I started, I got muscle pains all over my shoulder and upper arm. ...
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Pain in fingers when playing golf
I play golf from time to time and I've found recently that I get some pain in my fingers.
I'm right handed and the pain normally starts in the joints in the fingers of my left hand and eventually ...
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Why do I have sore achy Muscles for Days?
A few years ago I joined a gym to lose weight. As a result I lost 1 and a half stones, but it is now coming back to haunt me!
Now I want to get back into shape all over physically. Before using ...
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How do you know how much effort to do and for how long?
When stretching and flexing muscles, How much should I push my muscles and for how long before I take a few seconds break?
I usualy push as far as I can, and for as much as time as I can, and only if ...
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Lower back pain when stretching hamstrings
I went to defence forces 4 months ago and have had intense training and stuff without no good physical base before.
Had to carry a 60 pound bag for miles on my back etc and now having lower back pain ...
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Why don't my thighs hurt?
I have been running for almost 2 years now, after pretty much never running before in my life. I have had the usual injuries (shin splints, sprained ankle, etc.), but nothing serious. I've always ...
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My knees hurt after I run and my feet point out or knees point in
Short version: My knees point in when my feet point straight. This makes it hurt when I run.
I'm currently 16. In 9th grade, I switched out of my public school to an independent study one. It's like ...
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How can I stop a burning sensation in the legs during/after walking?
I'm a "morbidly obese" guy who recently went from a work-from-home position to a commuting job. Part of my commute includes a half mile walk from the train station to the office building where I am ...
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Leg pain after running & jumping
I haven't used to run much, but recently I started working out and it includes running also. I noticed that after I run about 400-500 m, my legs (both) start to hurt in the area of soleus muscle, on ...
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How can I diagnose my running and postural issues?
Introduction: I run a 1.8 mile loop around my neighborhood every morning before class or work. A few years ago, I got sciatica and missed the entire school soccer season. The pain was on my right ...
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Pain with the Overhead Press
I have recently started doing the overhead press as per Starting Strength.
I am getting a pain when I get close to the full extension of the press. It feels like a tendon pain as it is in a very ...
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Having elbow and forearm pain after kettlebell workout
I have been doing kettlebell workouts recently and I started having pain at the bottom of my forearm (right above my elbow).
Is this a common injury that indicates I am pushing too hard or doing ...
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Having joint pain and “cracking” after getting back to working out with weights
I have been getting back into working out (both running and weights) and its going pretty well as i am getting back into it and being pretty consistent.
The one issue is that i have started to get a ...
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Snapping hip syndrome and running
I'm into week 7 of couch25k program. For a while now (years) I have what appears to be Snapping Hip Syndrome. My hip is fine 90% of the time, but there's always an exact motion I can make to make it ...
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How to avoid stomach cramps after running?
I'm an active and fit person, but whenever I go for a run, afterwards I typically get bad stomach cramps. Anything over 20 minutes or more than 3 miles long is my threshold where I'll get a stomach ...
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Knee pain when running
After a run (cross country, mixed terrain, ~4 miles) I sometimes get knee pain. The pain is located beneath the knee cap. It goes away after a while, but sometimes resurfaces if I'm walking. I've ...
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Severe Muscle cramp during abdomen crunch
I have fat around my Belly, and whenever I try to do Abdomen crunch, I get severe (or massive) muscle cramp in my belly which prevents me from doing anything for next 30 minutes due to intense pain.
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Ibuprofen before exercise?
Is it a good or bad idea to take Ibuprofen (or other NSAID) before exercise to help prevent things like knee or shoulder pain? I have heard that (a) you should not, because it will mask the pain that ...
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Muscle pain because of cold weather?
I recently moved over to a much colder part of the country. It was around 6 months ago. I started my work outs almost 4 months ago. The problem is that I suffer from muscle soreness all the time. I ...
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Persistent mild knee pain due to squats - push through or stop?
Over the last 2 months or so of doing heavy squats (200 lbs - 262 lbs) I've frequently had pain in my knees. During the last 2 weeks, it's been especially persistent and seems to be mostly in my left ...
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Having sharp, pulsating stinging pain in upper left foot. [closed]
I borrowed the picture from someone else's foot problem that, when I read further, didn't seem to be what I'm going through.
Edit: (>_<) Scratch the picture, because I'm a new user I can't use ...
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Should you work through soreness?
I started working out on Tuesday and today is my second workout. I did squats on Tuesday and today my legs are still so sore I have trouble going from standing to sitting, sitting to standing, and ...
