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Explainer: what is rhabdomyolysis and what's its connection to Crossfit?

  • Written by Rob Eley, Academic Research Manager, Princess Alexandra Hospital Southside Clinical Unit, The University of Queensland
imageOverworking a muscle can have serious consequences for our health. from www.shutterstock.com.au

Rhabdomyolysis (often abbreviated to “rhabdo”) is a condition that causes our muscles to break down or leak, releasing the muscle cells’ contents into the bloodstream. Those contents contain a protein, myoglobin, which can cause injury...

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