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How do you know if you have muscle atrophy? will you feel weakness, or can it present as pain in back and joints?
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Loss of mass: atrophy refers to loss of muscle mass, which will appear as a shrinking of the muscle. It is specially noticeable when in one limb. Whether or not it causes weakness depends on the amount of muscle lost. atrophy due to under use can occur in the back.
Answered 6/19/2017
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