Health · Medical Research · 8 hrs ago
Hospital admissions for rhabdomyolysis rise 32% amid intense exercise
Hospital admissions for rhabdomyolysis rose 32%, amid concern about excessive high-intensity exercise.
The condition affected a 40-year-old office worker in Seoul after he began training for a marathon.
He had not been exercising regularly and pushed himself hard in hopes of losing weight.
Severe leg pain and dark brown urine appeared the next day, and he went to hospital.
He was diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis and admitted.
His case shows the risk of suddenly taking on strenuous exercise after a period of little activity.
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Hospital admissions for rhabdomyolysis rose 32%, according to the story headline.
A 40-year-old office worker in Seoul was hospitalized after starting marathon training.
The day after he began training, he developed severe leg pain and his urine turned dark brown.
He said he had not exercised regularly but expected to run as much as he had as a child.
- Who
- A 40-year-old office worker identified by the surname Ryu.
- What
- He was diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis and hospitalized after intense exercise.
- When
- The symptoms began the day after he started marathon training last week.
- Where
- Seocho District, Seoul; the hospital's location is not stated.
- Why
- He began intense training after not exercising regularly, hoping to reduce abdominal fat.
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Ryu began marathon training to try to reduce abdominal fat.
He developed severe leg pain and dark brown urine, sought hospital care and was diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis.
- Rise in admissions
- 32%
- Patient
- Ryu, a 40-year-old office worker
- Location
- Seocho District, Seoul
- Training
- Marathon training
- Symptoms
- Severe leg pain and dark brown urine
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What people are saying
I had not exercised regularly, but expected I could run as much as I did as a child, and exercised intensely, so I ended up being hospitalized