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Overuse is a form of [[Overtraining]] where an exercise stress builds up damage and there is insufficient recovery time or proactive healing.
* Overuse causes injuries such as tendon damage, stress fractures or [[Muscle|muscle ]] damage, but without the generalized fatigue, performance degradation and mood changes associated with [[Overtraining Syndrome]].
* The most common problems I've seen with Overuse are nagging muscle issues, which can then lead to tendon injuries.
* Where most forms of [[Overtraining]] are due to the ratio of training stress and life stress to recovery, I believe that Overuse is strongly related to the quality of the recovery. Minor damage to muscles can result in muscle "knots" ([[Trigger Points]]). These knots keep part of the muscle in a contracted state, which puts long term stress on other parts of the muscle and the attached tendons. Without active treatment to resolve the problems, such as [[Massage]], the result is all too often a disabling injury. I've rarely seen passive rest resolve these types of injury.
* Overuse is similar to [[Too Much Too Soon]], but whereas Overuse is a long term (chronic) problem, [[Too Much Too Soon]] is due to a sudden change in exercise stress.