Preventative strategies for exercise-induced muscle damage

Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-149

  Weerapong, Pornratshanee ^a   Hume, Patria A ^a   Kolt, Gregory S ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b Faculty of Health   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Delayed onset muscle soreness; Eccentric exercise induced muscle damage; Prevention of DOMS; Repeated bout effect

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT; DICLOFENAC; ESTROGEN; FISH OIL; FLURBIPROFEN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IBUPROFEN; KETOPROFEN; NAPROXEN; POLLEN EXTRACT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADAPTATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; JOINT LIMITATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER INJURY; MASSAGE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH ULCER; STRETCHING; SYMPTOM; TRAINING;

EID: 2942674415     PISSN: 08962960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevPhysRehabilMed.v16.i2.40     Document Type: Review

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