Evidence of the physiotherapeutic interventions used currently after exercise-induced muscle damage: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 101-114

  Torres, Rui ^a,b   Ribeiro, Fernando ^a,c   Alberto Duarte, José ^c   Cabri, Jan M H ^d  

^a CESPU   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Delayed onset muscle soreness; Eccentric exercise; Effectiveness; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE SORENESS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STRETCHING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859513524     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: 18731600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2011.07.005     Document Type: Review

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