Conclusion Overall , our findings do not support the presence of a secondary loss of strength following an acute muscle injury , and strongly suggest that strength , on average , recovers steadily over the first 3 days post-injury
Background An immediate loss of strength follows virtually all types of muscle injury but there is debate whether the initial strength loss is maximal or if a secondary loss of strength occurs during the first 3 days post-injury .
Objective The objective of this analysis was to conduct a systematic review and meta- analysis of the research literature to determine if a secondary loss of strength occurs after an injurious initiating event .
Lower limb compression garment improves recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage in young, active females
This study aim ed to investigate the efficacy of lower limb compression as a recovery strategy following exercise-induced muscle damage ( EIMD ) . Seventeen female volunteers completed 10 × 10 plyometric drop jumps from a 0.6-m box to induce muscle damage . Participants were r and omly allocated to a passive recovery ( n = 9 ) or a compression treatment ( n = 8) group . Treatment group volunteers wore full leg compression stockings for 12 h immediately following damaging exercise . Passive recovery group participants had no intervention . Indirect indices of muscle damage ( muscle soreness , creatine kinase activity , knee extensor concentric strength , and vertical jump performance ) were assessed prior to and 1 , 24 , 48 , 72 , and 96 h following plyometric exercise . Plyometric exercise had a significant effect ( p ≤ 0.05 ) on all indices of muscle damage . The compression treatment reduced decrements in countermovement jump performance ( passive recovery 88.1 ± 2.8 % vs. treatment 95.2 ± 2.9 % of pre-exercise ) , squat jump performance ( 82.3 ± 1.9 % vs. 94.5 ± 2 % ) , and knee extensor strength loss ( 81.6 ± 3 % vs. 93 ± 3.2 % ) , and reduced muscle soreness ( 4.0 ± 0.23 vs. 2.4 ± 0.24 ) , but had no significant effect on creatine kinase activity . The results indicate that compression clothing is an effective recovery strategy following exercise-induced muscle damage
Conclusion Overall , our findings do not support the presence of a secondary loss of strength following an acute muscle injury , and strongly suggest that strength , on average , recovers steadily over the first 3 days post-injury
Background An immediate loss of strength follows virtually all types of muscle injury but there is debate whether the initial strength loss is maximal or if a secondary loss of strength occurs during the first 3 days post-injury .
Objective The objective of this analysis was to conduct a systematic review and meta- analysis of the research literature to determine if a secondary loss of strength occurs after an injurious initiating event .