Compartment Syndrome: One Is an Emergency, the Other Is a Pressure Problem You Can Often Run Your Way Out Of

Two conditions share a name and a mechanism - muscle swelling inside a fascial compartment that will not stretch - and almost nothing else. One is an emergency measured in hours. The other is a training injury measured in seasons, common in runners and soldiers, that switches on with effort and off with rest. Telling them apart, and knowing what actually works for the chronic form, is the whole game.

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