Questions tagged [injury]
Damage to a body part/system. Some injuries can be treated, while others can only be managed.
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Squat /Deadlift with torn ACL?
I tore my left knee ACL 6 months playing soccer. After the incident I was able to go to a Dr and he told me I need to let the inflammation come down and then get surgery. He said I don't need to do ...
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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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Is there an age limit for high-intensity sports like Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?
About five years ago, I did BJJ about five times a week. It was one of my favorite hobbies of all time with the exception of all the amount of "annoyances" that came with it:
carpal tunnel pain
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Are there stretches or exercises that promote knee strength and prevent injury?
I've started cycling some long rides lately, and am feeling some knee pain.
I don't know exactly what's wrong; I'm getting minor complaints from all over my knees. See my last question for more ...
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Will squats/running/etc cause knee injury when we age?
I had been told that doing exercise like squats, running, jumping, etc will cause knee injury when we age.
As we do those exercise we are rubbing the soft bone together and as time passes the soft ...
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How To: Avoid damaging my knee when training for and running a marathon
I am shortly to begin training to run in my first marathon.
Speaking with several other people regarding their similar experiences I am now quite concerned that I could end up doing some permanent ...
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Maintaining muscle whilst not working out (injured)
I'm currently working on adding muscle and have been pretty successful over the last 6 weeks (adding well over a stone in weight, albeit a little fat as well as muscle).
Last week I injured my ...
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Reducing wrist pain/weakness during exercising
I'm spending most of the day in front of the computer (10+ hours), and as expected, my wrist tendons experience strain during work. Normally, this wouldn't be much of an issue, but after I have ...
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Joint impact of ATG Squats
Various weightlifting and exercise resources either claim that ATG squats (a**-to-ground, i.e. as low as you can) are perfectly fine or claim they will destroy your knees in two sessions.
I was ...
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What did I do to my knee, and how should I recover?
First, let me make it clear that this doesn't feel like bad pain. It feels more like an overtraining/overuse type pain. If this were bad pain I'd be going straight to a doctor or physical therapist.
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Are squats a bad idea if you are overweight?
I wish to lose weight, and was thinking about doing squats to lose weight because they exercise most of the body. My brother, however, tells me that you shouldn't do squats if you are severely ...
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Exercises with one hand
I broke my arm a week ago and am now in a cast to my elbow. I've been working on pull-ups/pushups/crunches for over three months, but now I obviously can't anymore. What are some body-weight exercises ...
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Can wearing tights while running cause pain in my knees?
A couple of weeks ago I got myself a pair of tights to keep me warm while running during winter. And since I've been running in them, my right knee is hurting, to the point where even simple walking ...
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What are some safe chest exercise for people with shoulder impingement?
Are there any safe chest exercise you can do when you have shoulder impingement? Or should you avoid all forms of chest exercise in general?
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Proper running form - landing on balls of feet?
I've had trouble with shin splints, my IT band, and extremely sore ankles / knees before from long runs before.
In order to try preventing this, I've switched landing on my heel while running to ...
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