Exercise and physical activity is recommended treatment for a wide range of chronic pain
conditions. In addition to several well-documented effects on physical and mental health, 8 …

An eccentric contraction involves the active lengthening of muscle under an external load.
The molecular and neural mechanisms underpinning eccentric contractions differ from those …

• Skeletal muscle adapts to exercise-induced muscle damage in such a way that it is
protected from subsequent damaging stimuli. This phenomenon is widely known as the …

Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is quite a common consequence of unaccustomed
strenuous exercise, especially exercise containing eccentric contraction (lengthening …

The lumbodorsal fascia (LF) has been proposed to represent a possible source of idiopathic
low back pain. In fact, histological studies have demonstrated the presence of nociceptive …

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Years? Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness Is, in Fact, Neural Microdamage Rather Than Muscle …

This study examined the effect of aerobic exercise with and without blood flow restriction
(BFR) on exercise-induced hypoalgesia and endogenous opioid and endocannabinoid …

Strenuous and unaccustomed exercise frequently lead to what has been coined “delayed
onset muscle soreness”(DOMS). As implied by this term, it has been proposed that the …

The fascial tissue includes solid and liquid fascia (body fluids such as blood and lymph). The
fascia's nomenclature is the subject of debate in the academic world, as it is classified …

The pathophysiology of delayed onset muscle soreness is not entirely known. It seems to be
a simple, exercise-induced delayed pain condition, but has remained a mystery for over 120 …