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The combination of heat, exercise, and gravity (due to prolonged standing) may have a role in onset of the conditions. [2] Initial onset: Symptoms usually begin to develop several hours after the triggering activity; [2] the first noticeable sign is often feeling a warmth or slight discomfort in the lower legs. [3]
Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is the pain and stiffness felt in muscles after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise. The soreness is felt most strongly 24 to 72 hours after the exercise. [1] [2]: 63 It is thought to be caused by eccentric (lengthening) exercise, which causes small-scale damage (microtrauma) to the muscle fibers. After such ...
Prolonged standing increases the risk for hospitalization from varicose veins. [6] Among the working age population one out of five hospitalizations from varicose veins are as a result of prolonged standing. Prolonged standing leads to impeded blood flow and stasis in the veins in the lower limbs, which can cause varicose veins.
The symptom intensity can be mild to severe in a way that limits function due to pain. [5] Activity and position can affect the symptoms. For example, symptoms may be exacerbated by standing or prolonged hip extension, with relief when sitting or flexing the hip. [4] [3] Sometimes strenuous exercise may exacerbate symptoms. [7] [5]
Acute muscle soreness (AMS) is the pain felt in muscles during and immediately, up to 24 hours, after strenuous physical exercise. The pain appears within a minute of contracting the muscle and it will disappear within two or three minutes or up to several hours after relaxing it. [1] There are two causes of acute muscle soreness: [1]
The findings “go a little against the belief that standing is better or healthier for long periods of time,” Dr. Christopher Yi, a vascular surgeon at Memorial Orange Coast Medical Center in ...
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This is the most frequent cause after age 50. [13] Sciatic pain due to spinal stenosis is most commonly brought on by standing, walking, or sitting for extended periods of time, and reduces when bending forward. [13] [15] However, pain can arise with any position or activity in severe cases. [15] The pain is most commonly relieved by rest. [15]