The Hammered Feeling: Simple Steps to Soften Muscle Soreness
By Team Moji on Dec 09, 2003 with View Comments
The Hammered Feeling: Simple Steps to Soften Muscle Soreness
Matt Fitzgerald, writes about delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) that many runners experience after a race or a particularly long run.
Matt Fitzgerald – Running Times Magazine
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The author, Matt Fitzgerald, writes about delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) that many runners experience after a race or a particularly long run. DOMS is associated with the microscopic tearing of muscle fibers during activity that is either more intense or prolonged than normal. The pain is associated with inflammation. Preventing soreness begins with a warm-up, followed by stretching or flexibility drills. In addition to warming up and cooling down, it is important not to overdo long runs and high-intensity workouts and to allow adequate opportunity to heal between hard workouts. Icing is the best way to reduce inflammation and the associated soreness. Combining a cold treatment with compression of the sore muscle is even more effective.
Published: December, 2003
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