Naturally occurring muscle pain during exercise: Assessment and experimental evidence

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 999-1012

  Cook, Dane B ^a   O'Connor, Patrick J ^a   Eubanks, Steven A ^a   Smith, Jerome C ^a   Lee, Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Cycle ergometry; Cycling; Pain; Perceived exertion; Performance; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MYALGIA; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPIRIN; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERCEPTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030816682     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199708000-00004     Document Type: Article

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