Key result
Low-intensity and high-repetition exercise induced exertional rhabdomyolysis in a 23-year-old woman with no significant medical history.
Why the study?
Can low-intensity, high-repetition exercise induce rhabdomyolysis in a healthy young adult?
Case Report (n=1)
Can low-intensity, high-repetition exercise induce rhabdomyolysis in a healthy young adult?
Low-intensity, high-repetition exercise can induce exertional rhabdomyolysis even in patients with no significant medical history.
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Raises possibility of rhabdomyolysis after low-intensity high-repetition exercise; single case leaves open generalizability and prevention strategies.
Rhabdomyolysis is a rare condition caused by the proteins of damaged muscle cells entering the bloodstream and damaging the kidneys. Common symptoms of rhabdomyolysis are muscle pain and fatigue in conjunction with dark urine; kidney damage is a common symptom among these patients. We present a case of a 23-year-old woman who displayed myalgia in the upper extremities caused by low-intensity and high-repetition exercise. She was successfully diagnosed and treated for exertional rhabdomyolysis. This patient had no significant medical history that would induce this condition. We urge the emergency medical community to observe and monitor patients that complain of myalgia to ensure they are not suffering from rhabdomyolysis even in atypical cases.
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Hayden et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Exertional rhabdomyolysis (n=1). Low-intensity and high-repetition exercise was evaluated on Exertional rhabdomyolysis. Low-intensity and high-repetition exercise induced exertional rhabdomyolysis in a 23-year-old woman with no significant medical history.
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