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1/ How to attenuate #DOMS (delayed-onset muscle soreness) - a potential barrier to exercise.

🧵The Repeated-Bout Effect (RBE)
- how to minimise soreness & maximise adaptation
- in rehab!
- using a really simple intervention...

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2/ DOMS is one of the consequences of exercise-induced muscle damage.

Eccentric (lengthening) ‘contractions’ can cause microtrauma to the musculature; shown as pockets of damage to the weakest contractile units (sarcomeres).

(Other changes also observed….) Image
3/ In those unfamiliar with high-intensity exercise, DOMS can be counterproductive to exercise adherence.

It can also be mistakenly interpreted for MSK injury 😕

It’s an unpleasant sensation & it gets worse following cessation of exercise 😖

DOMS peaks 1-2 days post exercise… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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