ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2004
Neuromuscular function after exercise-induced muscle damage: theoretical and applied implications.
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182 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of percussive therapy dosages on recovery from acute exercise-induced muscle damage: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2026Pooled it
- Attenuating Muscle Damage Biomarkers and Muscle Soreness After an Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage with Branched-Chain Amino Acid (BCAA) Supplementation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis with Meta-regression.Sports medicine - open · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy of lower limb strengthening exercises based on different muscle contraction characteristics for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Acute Neuromuscular, Physiological and Performance Responses After Strength Training in Runners: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2022Pooled it
- Comparison between cryotherapy and photobiomodulation in muscle recovery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Lasers in medical science · 2022Pooled it
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- A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Foam Rolling on Performance and Recovery.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Pooled it
- Whole-body cryotherapy (extreme cold air exposure) for preventing and treating muscle soreness after exercise in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Effects of Beetroot Supplementation on Recovery After Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage: A Systematic Review.Sports healthPooled it
- Impact of gelatin supplementation on indices of skeletal muscle recovery: a pilot study.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- Blood flow restriction exacerbates muscle deoxygenation and fatigue during sport climbing specific finger flexors resistance training.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- The dose-response effects of hydrolyzed curcumin on recovery, inflammation, and oxidative stress following exercise-induced muscle damage in males.Physiological reports · 2025Trial
- Daytime eccentric exercise and its impact on inflammatory markers and antioxidant defenses in physically active young men.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Trial
- Activation of skeletal muscle mechanoreceptors and nociceptors reduces the exercise performance of the contralateral homologous muscles.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2024Trial
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- Branched-Chain Amino Acids Supplementation Does Not Accelerate Recovery after a Change of Direction Sprinting Exercise Protocol.Nutrients · 2022Trial
- Local Vibration Therapy, Oxygen Resaturation Rate, and Muscle Strength After Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage.Journal of athletic training · 2022Trial
- Anserine Reverses Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress and Preserves Cellular Homeostasis in Healthy Men.Nutrients · 2020Trial
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- The effects of Shilajit supplementation on fatigue-induced decreases in muscular strength and serum hydroxyproline levels.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2019Trial
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Abstract
Exercise-induced muscle damage is a well documented phenomenon particularly resulting from eccentric exercise. When eccentric exercise is unaccustomed or is performed with an increased intensity or duration, the symptoms associated with muscle damage are a common outcome and are particularly associated with participation in athletic activity. Muscle damage results in an immediate and prolonged reduction in muscle function, most notably a reduction in force-generating capacity, which has been quantified in human studies through isometric and dynamic isokinetic testing modalities. Investigations of the torque-angular velocity relationship have failed to reveal a consistent pattern of change, with inconsistent reports of functional change being dependent on the muscle action and/or angular velocity of movement. The consequences of damage on dynamic, multi-joint, sport-specific movements would appear more pertinent with regard to athletic performance, but this aspect of muscle function has been studied less often. Reductions in the ability to generate power output during single-joint movements as well as during cycling and vertical jump movements have been documented. In addition, muscle damage has been observed to increase the physiological demand of endurance exercise and to increase thermal strain during exercise in the heat. The aims of this review are to summarise the functional decrements associated with exercise-induced muscle damage, relate these decrements to theoretical views regarding underlying mechanisms (i.e. sarcomere disruption, impaired excitation-contraction coupling, preferential fibre type damage, and impaired muscle metabolism), and finally to discuss the potential impact of muscle damage on athletic performance.
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