Damage to skeletal muscle from eccentric exercise

Evidence is provided for a mechanical event as the first step in the process leading to muscle damage after a series of eccentric contractions. Aspects discussed include the decline in active tension, increase in passive tension, shift in length-tension relation, soreness, swelling, and disturbed proprioception.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:biological and medical sciences
Published in:Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
Language:English
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2005
Volume:33
Issue:2
Pages:98-104
Document types:article
Level:advanced