Light concentric exercise has a temporarily analgesic effect on delayed-onset muscle soreness, but no effect on recovery from eccentric exercise

This study investigated the hypothesis that a bout of light concentric exercise (LCE) would alleviate delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) and enhance recovery from muscle damage. Fourteen subjects performed two bouts of 60 maximal eccentric actions of the elbow flexors (Max-ECC) separated by 2-4 we...

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Main Authors: Zainuddin, Zainal, Sacco, Paul, Newton, Mike, Nosaka, Kazunori
Format: Article
Published: National Research Council Canada 2006
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/9052/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/H05-010
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