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Muscle weakness after exercise
Muscle weakness after exercise is a symptom that can result from overuse or suggest metabolic problem such as a problem with glycogen, a form of stored energy.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Muscle weakness after exercise?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Muscle deconditioning (?) due to being bed bound & housebound for years - is it expected to have worsening of muscle weakness after increasing exercise (gentle short walks outside house). took me 9 days to get back to baseline after 4 short walks?
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A 32-year old asked:
What techniques could be used to determine the cause of severe muscle weakness after only mild exercise?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Nausea and muscle weakness lasting hours after short exercise (~10mins). I am obese and just started today after months of inactivity. Is this normal?
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A 35-year old male asked:
I have been experiencing muscle twitches in both my calves for 3 weeks Havent gotten worse, no muscle loss or weakness exercised more to prove it my doctor said 99% sure nothing serious, Im worried it might be als 2 dr look and muscle fine babinsk?
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A 47-year old asked:
What can one-sided muscle weakness/wasting be?
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Does hypo or hyperkalemia cause muscle weakness?
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A 24-year old female asked:
What can be the cause of muscle twitching with no weakness. ?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Episodic muscle weakness?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Muscle weakness in my thigh why?
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A 40-year old asked:
Why does hypokalemia cause muscle weakness?
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A 39-year old asked:
Why would a person get muscle weakness in the leg?
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A 44-year old asked:
How to counteract muscle weakness from taking statins?
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A 35-year old asked:
Is mild muscle weakness expected while taking a statin?
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A 32-year old asked:
What can help with my muscle weakness linked to depression?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Is it okay to experience muscle weakness when taking ofloxacin?
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A 40-year old asked:
What causes creatinine kinase levels to rise with muscle weakness?
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A 30-year old asked:
In which ways will muscle weakness affect my risk for osteoarthritis?
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A 47-year old asked:
What nervous system diseases cause muscle weakness on the right side?
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A 18-year old female asked about a 46-year old female:
What could worsening muscle weakness and pain in one arm be caused by?
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A 38-year old asked:
Muscle weakness for a year. Possible side effect to acutane, is this possible?
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A 31-year old asked:
What exactly causes the problems from a rotator cuff injury? Muscle weakness or damage?
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A 42-year old male asked:
Can a sprained lumbar that didn't heal correctly cause muscle imbalances through the whole body and weakness?
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A 65-year old asked:
Will the clot simply dissolve with heparin? Will the effects of muscle weakness resolve on the affected side?
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A 41-year old male asked:
If you have muscle weakness from percocet. How long after you stop taking it does it usually take to go away?
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A 33-year old male asked:
While being in the stage of remission of myathenias gravis what are the percentages of muscle weakness reappear?
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A 51-year old female asked:
If upper leg muscles are deconditioned, are they constantly weak or is there intermittent weakness when using them?
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A 62-year old male asked:
If you are living in a place that has mold, what kind of health problems can it cause? Is muscle weakness one of them?
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A 25-year old female asked:
If you have muscle weakness due to vitmain d, how long of supplementation does it take until muscle weakness goes away?
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A 43-year old female asked:
How can I diagnose and heal from these long term symptoms: muscle weakness and pain, extreme sensitivity to light, odor and touch?
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