Background Understanding soccer players' match-related fatigue and recovery profiles likely
helps with developing conditioning programs that increase team performance and reduce …

Exercise-induced muscle damage is an important topic in exercise physiology. However,
several aspects of our understanding of how muscles respond to highly stressful exercise …

Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is a familiar experience for the elite or novice
athlete. Symptoms can range from muscle tenderness to severe debilitating pain. The …

Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Humans : American Journal of Physical Medicine &
Rehabilitation Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Humans : American Journal of Physical …

In eccentric exercise the contracting muscle is forcibly lengthened; in concentric exercise it
shortens. While concentric contractions initiate movements, eccentric contractions slow or …

Objective: To discuss the acute phase of inflammatory response with a focus on the
neutrophilic response and its role in inflammation. We discuss the relative balance between …

The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of compression garments on recovery
following damaging exercise. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted using …

This study investigated the relationship between delayed‐onset muscle soreness and other
indicators of muscle damage following eccentric exercise. Male students (n= 110) performed …

BACKGROUND: Exercise is a prone condition to enhanced oxidative stress and damage
and the specific activity pattern of a soccer match may favour additional pro-oxidant redox …

Background and Purpose. Algometers have been used to measure muscle and other soft
tissue tenderness. The purpose of this study was to investigate (1)“normal” pressure-pain …