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How can your adrenal glands get injured? before all these symptoms started coming i injured my back doing heavy squats in the gym.

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Dr. Patrick Kohlitz answered

It depends: It depends on what the actual injury of your adrenal glands is. In a traumatic event, they can bleed and stop working. Other causes of adrenal failure are steroids and problems with your hypothalamic pituitary axis.

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Answered 11/6/2014

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A member asked:

How can your adrenal glands get injured? before all these symptoms started coming i injured my back doing heavy squats in the gym.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Patrick Kohlitz answered

Dr Arnold agreed

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