Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness Does Not Alter the Kinematics and Kinetics of the Squat-Lifting Technique
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Context:
Little research has been done evaluating the effects of muscle soreness on a lifting task.
Objective:
To examine the effects of delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) in the thigh musculature on kinematic and kinetic variables associated with the squat-lifting technique.
Design:
Pretest–posttest repeated measures, with treatment as the independent variable (DOMS and no DOMS of the thigh musculature).
Setting:
Research laboratory.
Participants:
Twenty healthy college students.
Intervention:
Subjects were videotaped lifting a 157-N crate before and after DOMS inducement.
Main Outcome Measures:
A 2-dimensional sagittal-plane video analysis was used to calculate 7 kinematic and kinetic variables.
Results:
DOMS had no effect on L5/S1 torque and shear or compression, hip torque and range of motion, or knee torque and range of motion during lifting.
Conclusions:
DOMS does not appear to alter kinematic and kinetic variables associated with the squat-lifting technique.
The authors are with the Sports Injury Research Laboratory, Athletic Training Dept, at Indiana St Univ, Terre Haute, IN 47809.
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