Tissue trauma: The underlying cause of overtraining syndrome?

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 185-193

  Smith, Lucille Lakier ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Burnout; Depression; Interleukins; Staleness; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CYTOKINE;

ATHLETE; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOOD; OVEREXERTION; OVERTRAINING SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOM; SYNDROME; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 1642341485     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00124278-200402000-00028     Document Type: Short Survey

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