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Differences in landing biomechanics in the presence of delayed onset muscle soreness following or not active recovery.

Authors :
Lemos AL
Stoelben KJV
Pappas E
Carpes FP
Source :
Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology [J Electromyogr Kinesiol] 2024 Nov 06; Vol. 79, pp. 102948. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 06.
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Ahead of Print

Abstract

Objective: Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) can reduce joint range of motion and strength, cause edema, and increase joint stiffness. Here we set out to determine whether quadriceps DOMS followed by an active recovery low-intensity exercise alters jump landing biomechanics.<br />Methods: 3D landing kinematics, kinetics, and DOMS were evaluated in 26 healthy adults (15 women) performing drop and vertical jump landings before and after a squat protocol to induce quadriceps DOMS. In the presence of DOMS, half of the participants (n = 13) performed a low-intensity exercise for active recovery (10-minute treadmill walking), while the other half (n = 13) did not. Descriptive statistics and generalized estimative equations were applied to determine the effects of DOMS and active recovery on landing kinematics and kinetics.<br />Results: DOMS decreased knee and ankle flexion angles and increased knee and ankle frontal plane angles during vertical jumps. DOMS elicited a longer time to reach peak ground reaction force during drop jumps. Low-intensity exercise for active recovery reduced DOMS perception but did not alter the biomechanics of landing.<br />Conclusion: DOMS changes landing strategy. However, including a low-intensity exercise for active recovery before landing practice did not change the kinematics and kinetics of landing.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1873-5711
Volume :
79
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
39522328
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102948