Differentinging muscle soreness and muscle damage

𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲

Muscle Soreness after an exercise is good, as it shows that the muscle is strengthening itself to become better equipped for the exercise.

However, muscles can also be damaged during physical activity and it is good to know whether muscle is just sore or it is damaged so medical attention can be sought.

❇️ 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲: Normally, pain from soreness starts 6-8 hours after the end of the exercise. Muscular Pain that starts during the exercise is likely indicative of muscular damage.

❇️ 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆: Although a major inconvenience, pain from soreness isn't enough to prevent you from carrying out your daily activities. If pain is so much so that you can't do your daily activities, there's surely muscle damage.

❇️ 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: If the pain prevents the muscle from moving in a particular direction, then muscular damage should be suspected.

❇️ 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:Pain that doesn't disappear after 72 hours indicates muscle damage.

❇️ 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: if the affected muscle becomes excessively swollen, it shows that it has been damaged

❇️ 𝗨𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿: Sometimes, there's so much muscle damage that the muscle is broken down completely and excreted by the kidney. Extremely dark colored urine means the muscle is damaged and is being broken down and excreted.
##Example of a damaged muscle

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##Example of a sored muscle

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