Forums >General Running>The importance, prevention and treatment of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)
The landing forces from running, especially downhill running, tend to produce Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS). DOMS not only involves delayed soreness, but also immediate weakness can ruin a race. However, a key benefit of DOMS inducing exercise is that a bout of DOMS can give protection against similar future exercise, and the protection lasts for months. Taking protein after DOMS inducing exercise is one of the best treatments, though compression clothing, caffeine and massage can also help. This article distills over 100 scientific studies in a practical summary for athletes of all levels. http://fellrnr.com/wiki/Delayed_Onset_Muscle_Soreness
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http://fellrnr.com/wiki/2012_Poland_24_Hour_World_Championships
He also created the greatest thread I've ever read in my short running life
http://www.runningahead.com/forums/post/c47360c8236a49f5bbf696f892cdc0d5#focus
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That's not spam. That's Jonathan. Hi Jonathan!
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Hey, fellrnr. Love your site!
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Agreed! There's SPAM and then there's education.... his is the latter.
Great post, very interesting!
Was there anything useful in the literature regarding DOMS, creatine (phospho)kinase, and rhabdomyolysis? It might be helpful to add another section along the lines of Beyond DOMS: Rhabdomyolysis
I also noticed that there is no mention of DOMS and hydration level during exercise. Since dehydration is (or at least seems to be) a factor in rhabdomyolysis, it could be a factor in aggravating DOMS, but the only study I found was the usual 10 subjects divided into control and test, and of course did not find any statistically significant links for soreness or strength.
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Nice timing! Was thinking of you (and your wiki [which sounds dirty, but isn't]) while I did my extended downhill run this morning.
Liz
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There are some recent studies that may support the benefit of ice baths.
http://www.runnersworld.com/injury-prevention-recovery/two-studies-back-benefits-ice-baths
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Great post, very interesting! Was there anything useful in the literature regarding DOMS, creatine (phospho)kinase, and rhabdomyolysis? It might be helpful to add another section along the lines of Beyond DOMS: Rhabdomyolysis I also noticed that there is no mention of DOMS and hydration level during exercise. Since dehydration is (or at least seems to be) a factor in rhabdomyolysis, it could be a factor in aggravating DOMS, but the only study I found was the usual 10 subjects divided into control and test, and of course did not find any statistically significant links for soreness or strength.
I've been meaning to research Rhabdo, but it's low in my priority list right now. It seems that Rhabdo is a factor in acute kidney failure, along with NSAIDs, dehydration and infection -
http://fellrnr.com/wiki/NSAIDs_and_Running#NSAIDs_and_Acute_kidney_failure
There are some recent studies that may support the benefit of ice baths. http://www.runnersworld.com/injury-prevention-recovery/two-studies-back-benefits-ice-baths
I'll look into that further - I need to review the research on icing. I did find a link to a link to a study on NSAIDs that I'll review - http://adisonline.com/sportsmedicine/Abstract/2012/42120/The_Use_of_Nonsteroidal_Anti_Inflammatory_Drugs.3.aspx
fellrnr does have a habit of showing up just to link his blog, but he's been doing that for years (mostly on RWOL), it's generally good stuff, and as you can see, fellrnr is happy to discuss his stuff in the threads.
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There was also an article in RT about ice baths. The gist is they shouldn't be used regularly when in a key training phase because it interfers with adaptations.