Questions tagged [pain]
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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Elbows cracking and popping [closed]
I recently began to use many movements that are stressful on elbows all at once — pull-ups, pull-up holds, L-sit on paralletes, etc.
My elbows were sore afterwards — so I sensibly chopped out most of ...
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Feel like throwing up / fainting during new exercise routine [closed]
6'1, 84kg, 25 year old, male, resting heart rate 90, during this routine gets up to 167, as measured with Garmin Forerunner with heart rate sensor attachment strap.
New exercise routine is 3 sets of ...
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Exercises recommended for patients suffering from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
I suspect that I have CTS (in my right hand) because of most of the symptoms (of the same) do match, and as a result, I haven't been to the gym in a week. I train regularly for 5-6 days a week with ...
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Running injuries when competing
I have a history of injuries, and am no stranger to dealing with them. I had shin splints that developed into stress fractures a year ago. After healing, I have so far managed to prevent their re-...
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Is the presence of delayed onset muscle soreness related to one's pain tolerance?
I'd like to know if there is a connection between delayed onset muscle soreness and pain tolerance.
I have always had a high tolerance for pain and have never experienced a lower tolerance for pain ...
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Preventing weird wrist pain
I have a recurring issue where, for a week or two at a time randomly with anywhere from weeks to months in between, one wrist will exhibit excruciating pain when attempting to bend it up or down past ...
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Prevent hand ache during workout
I've recently started to enjoy working out. However, my hands often feel achey and fatigued after a good workout (I mainly use various dumbbell exercises). How can I help avoid this?
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What can I do to alleviate hip/groin pain on the upstroke?
I used to be able to ride my bike for miles and do spin classes with no problems. I stopped when I started working a graveyard shift. It entailed sitting for hours on end. I did this for a few years. ...
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Alternatives for exercises to prevent pain on inside of elbow
(Please note this is not a duplicate from https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/29643/treating-pain-on-inside-of-elbow-possibly-tendonitis. The background is the same hence the same start, but ...
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migraine after work out [closed]
Short Question Can moderate (sweating) workout trigger migraine?
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My wife had migraine twice before joining a gym when she was studying in classroom in May 2014 (at a gap of 2+ weeks) and then ...
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Neck discomfort after Overhead Press - is it serious? [closed]
I was doing overhead press and felt some pressure in my neck (I think I was straining my neck while I did them - weight was too heavy?). My neck was pretty sore after and I had trouble rotating it, ...
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Lunge - Deep painful stretch in Hamstrings
Lately I have been trying out some new excercises to train my legs.
One of which is the Lunge.
Now I noticed that when doing them without weight, I had no problem at all. But when I took about 10kg ...
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Pain in knees, quadriceps, ankle on jogging [closed]
I am an 80 kg guy, height 5'6", and I have been jogging for like 5-6 months now. Initially, I used to jog in a park, 1-1.5 km a day. Then I gained a lot of weight and didn't have time for jogging, but ...
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Why do my legs burn when I go for a walk?
I am a nationally competitive athlete, so I workout up to 7 times a week. I'm perfectly healthy and don't have any injuries. I also don't have any unusual pain while I workout, other than muscle ...
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What do I do about quadricep pain? [closed]
Over the last few weeks, as the weight on my squats has gotten heavier I've been noticing some pain in my quadricep. Not the normal muscle soreness, it's a little sharper and feels "deeper" in the ...
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Looking for weight lifting program for person with joint problems
I have been lifting weights over the last year and a half and I love it. Unfortunately I have had medical problems related to chronic inflammation/joint pain (possibly early arthritis, I am only 28!). ...
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Palms hurt when I do pull ups or chin ups
Whenever I do a pull up or a chin up my palms hurt, like where your knuckles are but on the palm side. I feel like it's being squished and stretched. After I perform a few, say 3, it's difficult to ...
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severe pain after squats
I usually walk 5 km everyday and suddenly thought of doing squats without any warm up. I did 20 repetitions, 2 times, and never felt any pain at all. In the evening, I felt stiffness, but then, I was ...
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Workouts on a hurt toe?
In the middle of August, I had the toenail removed from my left big toe. As such, I've been out of the gym since, mainly because any slight movement caused pain as my toe was healing.
My toe has ...
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Treatment for pain in fingers after workout
I just began weightlifting three times a week. The workout consists things like deadlifts, squats, barbell rows, dumbell bench presses, etc...
I've been feeling pain in my fingers afterwards and they'...
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Pinky finger movement affected by lifting weights?
Since I started lifting several months ago, I have noticed that my pinkies' (both of them) movement has been affected. This is more noticeable right after waking up in the morning, and consists on the ...
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How significant is the difference between running on a sidewalk vs a paved road?
I've been running somewhat regularly for about 5 years now. I have always run on the road. For the last 4 weeks I have a new route that requires I run on a sidewalk. During this time I have ...
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How to do standing military press without damaging back?
So whenever I do standing military press with any weight, it seems to kind of tear at my back. Not my lower back, but maybe my upper or middle. Anyone with similar experiences?How do I avoid this? Am ...
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How do I get over this hip flexor strain? [closed]
While doing squats, I strained my hip flexor in my right leg. This was two weeks ago. I foolishly did a lot of stretching the next few days (especially the lunge stretch), which actually inflammed my ...
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What could be causing the pain in my shoulder during chest presses and pull-downs? [closed]
I experience pain in my left shoulder during wide grip lat pull-down (more when arms are in the lower part of the movement). I do wide grip pull-ups without any problems at the same time. It also ...
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leg pain near knee [closed]
I have a leg pain just above knee (not knee pain), this happened after I pushed hard on bench press machine only my right and now I have right leg pain. is This normal or something like DVT?
pain is ...
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I am a physically disabled person and I want to gain weight
I am a 22 year old guy with elbow problems. Eight years before, I fell down from the stairs and my elbow fractured. The doctor could not help me, so I am physically disabled. I cannot straighten my ...
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I'm not sore after doing squats. Am I doing something wrong?
I used to squat once, sometimes twice a week and I would get DOMs and soreness everytime, in my glutes,
quads and other little muscles in those areas, it would hurt to sit and walk...
I have decided ...
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Overhand pullups - inner forearms ache but why?
I can do underhand pullups quite comfortably (working the biceps), but I find the overhand ones more difficult, almost certainly because my back muscles aren't as strong as those at the front.
On ...
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Serratus anterior exercise
Although I can workout the other muscles effectively, with this one I'm really struggling. Each time I try some exercise I feel pain in my shoulders and I've to stop.
As far as I understand the ...
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How can ballet dancers deal with ingrown toenails? [closed]
I am suffering from ingrown toenails as a result of fairly recent and constant ballet dance routines. I got them cut back at a chiropodist but it still hurts. What should I do ? Keep cutting them back ...
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Upper thigh pain caused by running?
I run about 8-12 km a day in about 70-90 minutes every morning.I find that I have been having pain in the upper thigh(from mid-thigh to just above the knee) and along the sides of the thigh.This ...
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Pain in my chest when doing shoulder shimmies
Long story short, I took some belly-dancing classes a few years back, and recently I've been following along videos with a friend of mine. I'm largely good, except for shoulder shimmies. Every time I ...
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Cramping in the soles of my feet during certain stretches
I always used to be a very flexible person. In middle school, I could do full splits straddle and front-and-back on both sides. Even into high school and college, I continued to be able to do lotus ...
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Shaking muscle during rest day
The day after a workout, I sometimes develop twitching in a random muscle; my triceps, or today my "upper" abs shake randomly.
What causes this ?
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Muscular tiredness from biking — is it endurance related?
I bike every now and then, but used to ride bike quite often before. One thing that never has changed is how I get dead tired instantly. The tiredness is muscular and it's all in the legs, like a ...
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Shoulder pain after training - How to continue?
I started weight lifting training again after a pause of 5 years. I started really slowly, always did a good warm up (10 min cardio + first sets with reduced weight). After two months of training I ...
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Shoulder / Arm pain during overhead lifts [closed]
I have Shoulder / Arm pain when doing certain lifts. For over a year now i have experienced pain in my upper arm when doing overhead lifts. The location of the pain is show in the image.
I thought ...
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What exercises should I start with?
I'm recovering from dengue and chikungunya. My neck is very stiff also my shoulders, my back is tense. Swallowing is difficult. I'm having muscle/joint weakness and pain. It's hard to exercise.
My ...
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Developing strength and ability, versus attrition
I'd like to increase my strength and ability in more gymnastic areas of fitness, but I also don't want to have long-term pain, either now or when I'm older.
I've put my whole body weight on my wrist ...
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Exercises for stiffened shoulder?
I kayaked last week and found out that I can't do a normal stroke on the left side. Exercising on dry land showed that I have some stiffness and pain when I do the paddling movement, which includes ...
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Chest/shoulder pain while running [closed]
I am an on and off runner and this summer I took up running again. After chest pain began to show up, I saw a doctor to get it checked out. Heart issues were ruled out.
The pain is kind of a sore ...
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Walking/jogging/sprinting causes pain in the abdomen?
I usually walk 3 miles a day (other than at gym), whereas at the gym I stay on treadmill for 20 minutes juggling between walk, jog and sprint.
When I run quite for some time, I get a shooting pain at ...
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How to train pectorals with shoulder injury?
I believe I have pulled some muscle in my shoulder.
I do not know what muscle it is, but it feels "small" - the pain is very localized, and I can feel the pain when I massage the muscle.
I think the ...
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Pain in Front Part of Leg
After running Just 5 minutes or so,(even while running very slowly) I get pain in lower frontal part of my leg. In fact, I get this pain even if I walk fast. It might be the bones or the muscles ...
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Squatting is causing pain in my quadriceps
This is not a medical/health question; this is a question on why doing squats is causing me a burning/painful sensation in my quadriceps. I normally work my legs using squats only for now ... I just ...
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Should I run with this ankle pain? [closed]
I used to run regularly (15-18km on the long run day) and then had to take a 3 month break in between. This time, I started running in the minimalist shoes (since I suffer from over-pronation and ...
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Shoulders and lats give up before abs during hanging leg raises
I've already mastered leg raises on the floor and I was advised to progress to a harder variation of leg raises which is the hanging knee raises.
The problem is that my shoulders and lats give up ...
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My forearm hurts, should I lower my barbell weight?
I have just increased my barbell weight from 18kg to 24kg for when I am doing bicep curls.
I've noticed that I am getting a slight pain in my forearm (closer to my elbow) as I raise the bar.
Is this ...
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how to correct forward neck posture?
I am "software programmer". I recently noticed that i am victim of forward neck posture. I know my computer realated job is reason for this. I am trying to correct my posture. but while doing this i ...
