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Review
. 2005 Apr;33(2):98-104.
doi: 10.1097/00003677-200504000-00007.

Damage to skeletal muscle from eccentric exercise

Uwe Proske  1 , Trevor J Allen
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Review

Damage to skeletal muscle from eccentric exercise

Uwe Proske et al. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2005 Apr.

Abstract

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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