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

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

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...