ArticlePloS one2017
Prevention of downhill walking-induced muscle damage by non-damaging downhill walking.
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- The Effects of Pre-conditioning on Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
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- Effect of Application of Repeated Downhill Walking Bouts on Ankle Isokinetic Parameters in Children with Obesity.Applied bionics and biomechanics · 2022Article
- Knee biomechanics of patients with total knee replacement during downhill walking on different slopes.Journal of sport and health science · 2022Article
- Downhill hiking improves low-grade inflammation, triglycerides, body weight and glucose tolerance.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Relationships between resting blood flow and the indices of muscle damage after eccentric contractions.European journal of applied physiology · 2020Article
- Delayed Impairment of Postural, Physical, and Muscular Functions Following Downhill Compared to Level Walking in Older People.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
- Preconditioning Contractions Suppress Muscle Pain Markers after Damaging Eccentric Contractions.Pain research & management · 2018Article
- Localization of damage in the human leg muscles induced by downhill running.Scientific reports · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeMountain trekking involves level, uphill, and downhill walking (DW). Prolonged DW induces damage to leg muscles, reducing force generating ability and muscle coordination. These increase risks for more serious injuries and accidents in mountain trekking, thus a strategy to minimize muscle damage is warranted. It has been shown that low-intensity eccentric contractions confer protective effect on muscle damage induced by high-intensity eccentric contractions. This study tested the hypothesis that 5-min non-damaging DW would attenuate muscle damage induced by 40-min DW, but 5-min level walking (LW) would not.
methodsUntrained young men were allocated (n = 12/group) to either a control or one of the two preconditioning groups (PRE-DW or PRE-LW). The PRE-DW and PRE-LW groups performed 5-min DW (-28%) and 5-min LW, respectively, at 5 km/h with a load of 10% body mass, 1 week before 40-min DW (-28%, 5 km/h, 10% load). The control group performed 40-min DW only. Maximal knee extension strength, plasma creatine kinase (CK) activity, and muscle soreness (0-100 mm visual analogue scale) were measured before and 24 h after 5-min DW and 5-min LW, and before and 24, 48, and 72 h after 40-min DW.
resultsNo significant changes in any variables were evident after 5-min DW and 5-min LW. After 40-min DW, the control and PRE-LW groups showed significant (P<0.05) changes in the variables without significant differences between groups (control vs. PRE-LW; peak strength reduction: -19.2 ± 6.9% vs. -18.7 ± 11.0%, peak CK: 635.5 ± 306.0 vs. 639.6 ± 405.4 U/L, peak soreness: 81.4 ± 14.8 vs. 72.0 ± 29.2 mm). These changes were significantly (P<0.05) attenuated (47-64%) for the PRE-DW group (-9.9 ± 9.6%, 339.3 ± 148.4 U/L, 27.8 ± 16.8 mm).
conclusionsThe results supported the hypothesis and suggest that performing small volume of downhill walking is crucial in preparation for trekking.
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