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 .
A single 10-min bout of cold-water immersion therapy after strenuous plyometric exercise has no beneficial effect on recovery from the symptoms of exercise-induced muscle damage
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a single bout of cold-water immersion on recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage . Eighteen physically active female volunteers ( age 19.9 ( ±0.97 years ) , height 1.66 ( ±0.05 m ) , mass 63.7 ( ±10 kg ) , completed 10 sets of 10 counter-movement jumps to induce muscle damage and were r and omly allocated to a control or treatment group . The treatment group was given a single 10-min bout of lower limb cold-water immersion therapy at 10 ° C immediately following damage-inducing exercise . Indicators of muscle damage ( plasma creatine kinase activity , perceived soreness and maximal voluntary contraction of the quadriceps ) were assessed immediately prior to counter-movement jumps , and at 1 , 24 , 48 , 72 and 96 h , following the damaging exercise . Significant ( p = 0.05 ) time effects were recorded on all indicators of muscle damage , but there were no significant group or group × time interaction effects found on any of the measured variables . The results indicate that a single bout of cold-water immersion after a damaging bout of exercise has no beneficial effects on the recovery from 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 .