ArticleFrontiers in physiology2025
The impact of various post-exercise interventions on the relief of delayed-onset muscle soreness: a randomized controlled trial.
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- Impact of different cryotherapy interventions on post-exercise acute delayed-onset muscle soreness, athletic performance, and inflammatory biomarkers: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- Effects of cold-water immersion at different body regions on post-exercise muscle damage recovery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
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Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of various recovery interventions in alleviating delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS), focusing on the comparative effects of vibration therapy, functional electrical stimulation (FES), static stretching, massage therapy, and cold-water immersion (CWI). Methods: This randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted at the university's physical training center from September 2024 to October. A total of 30 healthy male university students were recruited and randomly assigned to six groups, with five participants in each group. Healthy students were recruited via public announcements and randomly assigned to 6 groups: massage therapy (Group A), CMI (Group B), vibration therapy (Group C), static stretching (Group D), FES (Group E), and control (Group F). After DOMS was induced in the quadriceps, participants received the designated recovery interventions. Assessments were conducted at baseline, immediately post-exercise, and at 24, 48, and 72 h, including tensiomyography (TMG), pressure pain threshold (PPT), knee joint range of motion (ROM), isokinetic strength (ISOK), and biochemical markers (CK, Ca Results: Thirty participants completed the study. Group C demonstrated the greatest improvement in contraction time (Tc) at 72 h ( Conclusion: Vibration therapy effectively enhanced muscle responsiveness by reducing Tc. Massage therapy was most effective in reducing IL-6, CK, and Ca
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