Whenever I play rugby, nothing hurts after the game, but whenever I wake up the next day, I feel like everything hurts and it also feels like I’m frozen in certain parts where my limbs are attached to my body, they are just hard to move. I know that adrenalin plays a big part, but it isn’t the only thing because it can’t last for so long.
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Depending on the nature of the injury, the body’s inflammatory response can take time to build up around affected areas. A bee sting might swell up quickly. Fatigued or injured muscles & tendons can take a day or two before there’s noticeable flare-up & stiffening.
Movement helps delay the inflammatory and stiffening effects as well. During the day you’re up and moving a lot more. When you sleep and you’re stationary, you can wake up stiff and sore because you’ve been immobile for a while.
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