"Exercising Yourself To Death: The Rare Risk Of Rhabdo" — Jennifer Clopton
Rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome involving muscle breakdown and damage. When muscles are injured, they release their contents, including a muscle enzyme, into the bloodstream. The enzyme can harm the kidneys and can cause kidney failure in up to 40 percent of cases. It also can harm the kidneys’ ability to remove urine and other waste. Patients generally recover when they get prompt treatment, but the condition can lead to death in rare cases. Alexis Colvin, MD, associate professor of sports medicine and orthopaedics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, said she’s also heard of cases connected to marathons and ultramarathons. “There is definitely more awareness of it with the popularity of people looking for different ways of challenging themselves,” she added. “It’s about the trend in how you are feeling. In most typical recoveries, people tend to start to move in the right direction, but with rhabdo, that isn’t the case. Untreated, it will most likely get worse.”
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