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Eccentric muscle contractions cause significantly greater residual muscular soreness, prolonged depression of muscular strength, and sustained elevation of limb volume compared to concentric and static contractions. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

December 1, 1973Research Quarterly American Association for Health Physical Education and Recreation

Residual Muscular Soreness as Influenced by Concentric, Eccentric, and Static Contractions

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Why the study?

Does the type of muscle contraction (eccentric vs concentric vs static) influence residual muscular soreness, strength, and limb volume?

Population

60 subjects (53 women and 7 men)

Comparison

Exhaustive exercises performed on the… vs Exhaustive exercises using concentric or static…

Design

RCT, assigned at random

Follow-up

72 hours

Authors

TTTrinidad Santos TalagUniversity of California, Santa Barbara

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Implication

Eccentric contractions warrant caution in rehab to limit soreness and strength loss; extends RCT evidence on contraction-specific muscle damage.

Structured PICO

Does the type of muscle contraction (eccentric vs concentric vs static) influence residual muscular soreness, strength, and limb volume?

Population

60 subjects (53 women and 7 men)

Intervention

Exhaustive exercises performed on the nondominant arm using eccentric contractions

Comparator

Exhaustive exercises using concentric or static contractions

Outcome

Residual muscular soreness measured by a rating scale immediately after exercise, and at 24, 48, and 72 hourspatient reported

Eccentric muscle contractions cause significantly more delayed onset muscle soreness and prolonged strength loss compared to concentric or static contractions.

Cite This Study

Trinidad Santos Talag (1973) studied this question.

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Implication

Eccentric contractions warrant caution in rehab to limit soreness and strength loss; extends RCT evidence on contraction-specific muscle damage.

Residual Muscular Soreness as Influenced by Concentric, Eccentric, and Static Contractions

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Residual Muscular Soreness as Influenced by Concentric, Eccentric, and Static Contractions

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