Quantifying delayed-onset muscle soreness: A comparison of unidimensional and multidimensional instrumentation

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 845-850

  Cleather, Daniel J ^a   Guthrie, Sharon R ^b  

^a ENGLISH INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (United Kingdom)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed onset muscle soreness; Pain scales

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DELAYED ONSET MUSCLE SORENESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; MYALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 34248186031     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410600908050     Document Type: Article

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