OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of transdermal ketoprofen in reducing delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS), limiting systemic absorption, and improving postexercise function following repetitive muscle contraction. DESIGN Double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. SETTING OrthoMed, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, U.S.A. PARTICIPANTS Thirty-two healthy males ...

Exercise involving lengthening muscle actions, such as downhill running, results in delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), which may be attributable to reactive oxygen species (ROS). Although exercise causes oxidative stress, any link between ROS and DOMS remains speculative. There is emerging evidence to suggest that ROS play an important physiological role, assisting in the recovery process an...

Athletic trainers have a variety of therapeutic agents at their disposal to treat musculoskeletal pain, but little objective evidence exists of the efficacy of the modalities they use. In this study, delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) served as a model for musculoskeletal injury in order to: (1) compare the changes in perceived pain, elbow extension range of motion, and strength loss in subje...

Introduction Several studies have investigated muscle damage induced by strenuous exercise with eccentric muscle contraction (1, 2). Although eccentric muscle contraction frequently causes delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) (1), time-course changes in damaged muscles with DOMS have not been sufficiently evaluated. This study aimed at assessing the physiological and structural changes by using...

In this article, the reasons for occurrence of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) and effect electrotherapy on it were discussed. Electrotherapy is a non-invasive easy method to treat DOMS muscle fatigue. As result intense abnormal exercise, creatine phosphokinase enzyme in increases occur. can be treated with techniques such as micro-current electrotherapy. Micro-currents devices reduce seve...

This study analyzed the effects of plyometric and strength training on vertical jump (VJ), rating perceived exertion (RPE), delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS), absolute (APP) relative (RPP) peak power in young male football players. Twenty-five participants were randomly divided into semi-squat group (SSTG), (PTG), control (CG). The duration intervention was six weeks. VJ with a computerized ...

111 Received August 13, 2013; revised and accepted September 20, 2013. Published online October 8, 2013; doi: 10.1620/tjem.231.111. Correspondence: Jerrold Petrofsky, Department of Physical Therapy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California 92350, USA e-mail: [email protected] A Greater Reduction of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Elasticity in Women Compared to Men as a Result of Delayed Onset...