rhabdomyolysis

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trog wrote:rhabdomyolysis after crush injury or reperfusion injury commonly leads to renal failure in healthy kidneys; reported rarely in effort related rhabdo, usually in conjunction with compartment syndrome
true- kidney failure can occur with Rhabdo in the healthy kidney in the context of a huge muscle hit. Less likely with rhabdo from a climbing related muscle injury. Not enough muscle mass involved. Never say never though.

More likely to occur on the spectrum of muscle injury is DOMS- delayed onset muscle soreness. Now this occurs all the time. The more-sore-the- third- day- after- a burly-workout thing we have all experience. Serum myoglobin levels and CK levels will be jacked as well as inflammatory mediators/cytokines. Interestingly, eccentric exercises like down climbing and plyometric exercises like campusing do it the most.
two good articles
http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/injuries/a/doms.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_on ... e_soreness

Chris Carmichael (Postal Team trainer) has his athletes use hydration, nsaids, vit e, vit c, and other anti oxidants like alpha lipoic acid, selenium, to prophylax and treat.
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