The objective of this review is to evaluate the measurement tools currently used in the study
of eccentric contraction-induced muscle injury, with emphasis on their usefulness for …

Exercise-induced muscle damage is a well documented phenomenon particularly resulting
from eccentric exercise. When eccentric exercise is unaccustomed or is performed with an …

Evidence is provided for a mechanical event as the first step in the process leading to
muscle damage after a series of eccentric contractions. Aspects discussed include the …

Eccentric contractions of skeletal muscles produce injury and, ultimately, muscle
strengthening. Current data suggests that the earliest events associated with injury are …

Debate exists concerning the effect of contraction velocity on muscle damage, and few
human studies have yet to address this issue. This study examined whether the velocity of …

To assess the contribution of central and peripheral factors to changes in maximum
voluntary force and its length dependence after eccentric muscle damage, voluntary and …

The loss of the ability of skeletal muscle to generate force is one of the most appropriate and
valid means to quantify muscle damage. Routine measurements of maximal muscle force …

Angle‐specific isometric strength and angular velocity‐specific concentric strength of the
knee extensors were studied in eight subjects (5 males and 3 females) following a bout of …

Intensive training for and competition in endurance events like the marathon are
accompanied by injury to fibres in the active skeletal muscles. Evidence for the injury comes …

Surface electromyographic (EMG) signals were recorded from the hamstring muscles during
six sets of submaximal isokinetic (2.6 rad s-1) eccentric (11 men, 9 women) or concentric (6 …