The Effect of Different Passive Static Stretching Intensities on Perceived Muscle Soreness and Muscle Function Recovery Following Unaccustomed Eccentric Exercise: A Randomised Controlled Trial

2018 ◽  
pp. 159-181
Author(s):  
Nikos C. Apostolopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Eccentric Exercise ◽  
Muscle Function ◽  
Muscle Soreness ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Static Stretching ◽  
Function Recovery ◽  
Randomised Controlled

scholarly journals Comparative study of treatment interventions for patellar tendinopathy: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. e034304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Pilar López-Royo ◽  
Eva Maria Gómez-Trullén ◽  
Maria Ortiz-Lucas ◽  
Rita Maria Galán-Díaz ◽  
Ana Vanessa Bataller-Cervero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Eccentric Exercise ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Exercise Programme ◽  
Patellar Tendinopathy ◽  
Ultrasound Images ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Life ◽  
Randomised Controlled

IntroductionPatellar tendinopathy is a degenerative disease of the patellar tendon, which affects athletes from a variety of sports, and is especially predominant in sports involving high-impact jumping. The aim of this study is to determine the additional effect of two interventions combined with eccentric exercise and compare which one is the most effective at short-term and long-term follow-up for patients with patellar tendinopathy.Methods and analysisThis study is a randomised controlled trial with blinded participants. Measurements will be carried out by a specially trained blinded assessor. A sample of 57 patients with a medical diagnosis of patellar tendinopathy will participate in this study and will be divided into three treatment groups. Eligible participants will be randomly allocated to receive either: (a) treatment group with percutaneous needle electrolysis, (b) treatment group with dry needling or (c) treatment group with placebo needling. In addition, all groups will perform eccentric exercise. Functionality and muscle strength parameters, pain, ultrasound appearances and patient perceived quality of life shall be evaluated using the Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment for patellar (VISA-P), jump tests, Visual Analogue Scale, ultrasound images and Short Form-36 (SF-36), respectively. Participants will be assessed at baseline, at 10 weeks and at 22 weeks after baseline. The expected findings will allow us to advance in the treatment of this injury, as they will help determine whether a needling intervention has additional effects on an eccentric exercise programme and whether any of the needling modalities is more effective than the other.Ethics and disseminationThis protocol has been approved by the Ethics Committee of Aragon (N° PI15/0017). The trial will be conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.Trial registration numberNCT02498795

scholarly journals Whole-body vibration decreases delayed onset muscle soreness following eccentric exercise in elite hockey players: a randomised controlled trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold Akehurst ◽  
John E. Grice ◽  
Manuela Angioi ◽  
Dylan Morrissey ◽  
Filippo Migliorini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eccentric Exercise ◽  
Muscle Soreness ◽  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Whole Body Vibration ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Post Exercise ◽  
Delayed Onset ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
Randomised Controlled

Abstract Background Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is a common non-structural muscle injury which can disrupt training and impair performance in elite athletes. Vibration therapy reduces inflammation and improves neuromuscular efficiency, leading to reductions in pain and stiffness, and may be effective for the prevention or treatment of DOMS. However, the effect of whole-body vibration (WBV) used after sport in elite athletes has not been reported. Methods A randomised, controlled trial was performed. Participants were elite (national or international level) hockey players and underwent an eccentric exercise protocol previously shown to produce clinical DOMS. After exercise, one group underwent static stretching with WBV therapy, and the other performed stretching only. Baseline and serial post-exercise pain scores and measurements of quadriceps tightness were obtained. Results Eleven participants were recruited into each study arm. There were no significant differences in baseline group characteristics. Participants receiving WBV had significant reductions in both pain (p = 0.04) and quadriceps tightness (p = 0.02) compared with stretching only. Conclusions Post-exercise WBV is effective in elite hockey players to reduce DOMS after eccentric exercise. Elite athletes in multi-sprint sports are at risk of DOMS during training and competition, and its reduction could contribute to reduced injury risk and improved performance. This treatment modality is favourable because it can be incorporated with minimal disruption into the recovery section of existing training regimes. These findings may also be extrapolated to other multi-sprint sports.

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