Trekking poles reduce exercise-induced muscle injury during mountain walking

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 140-145

  Howatson, Glyn ^a   Hough, Paul ^b   Pattison, John ^b   Hill, Jessica A ^b   Blagrove, Richard ^b   Glaister, Mark ^b   Thompson, Kevin G ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Downhill walking; lengthening contractions; muscle damage; recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT INJURY; WALKING; WALKING AID;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CANES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WALKING;

EID: 78650905966     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181e4b649     Document Type: Article

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