Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
Also known as: DOMS, Muscle Fever
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Our meta-analysis revealed small-to-moderate analgesic effects of acupuncture on delayed onset muscle soreness, especially on day 1 by comparing the acupuncture and control groups.
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
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Acupuncture and Dry Needling for Sports Performance and Recovery
2022 Jun Current Sports Medicine Reports Tang CT, Song B
Needling can likely improve muscular strength and power, including increasing jump height, and it also can increase flexibility. In terms of sports recovery, acupuncture can not only be used for pain relief after injury, but also can help with routine recovery, such as in delayed onset muscle soreness. There are numerous case reports of acupuncture and dry needling being used to treat athletes for various diagnoses and conditions, however more high quality studies are needed in order to make more specific evidence-based recommendations. Given the high degree of safety and limited adverse events associated with needling treatments, it can likely be promoted in athletes.
Review Article
Use of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Sports-Related Injuries in Athletes: A Systematic Review of Case Reports
2020 Nov 06 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Lee JW, Lee JH, Kim SY
Systematic ReviewAcupuncture can help relieve short-term pain and recover from dysfunction and has been used as a useful, noninvasive, and conservative modality for managing sports injuries such as lateral meniscus rupture, femoral acetabular impingement, ganglion cysts, and sports hernia.
Effects of Acupuncture on Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
2020 Jun 27 Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Chang WD, Chang NJ, Lin HY, Wu JH
Systematic Review Meta-Analysis Delayed Onset Muscle SorenessOur meta-analysis revealed small-to-moderate analgesic effects of acupuncture on delayed onset muscle soreness, especially on day 1 by comparing the acupuncture and control groups.
Clinical trials on pain lowering effect of ginger: A narrative review
2020 May 20 Phytotherapy Research Rondanelli M, Fossari F, Vecchio V, Gasparri C, Peroni G, Spadaccini D, et al.
Review Article Osteoarthritis Low Back Pain Ginger Chronic Pain MigraineGinger, through various methods, exhibits promising pain reduction effects for conditions such as dysmenorrhea, muscle soreness, osteoarthritis, low back pain, and migraines.
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Acupuncture can help relieve short-term pain and recover from dysfunction and has been used as a useful, noninvasive, and conservative modality for managing sports injuries such as lateral meniscus rupture, femoral acetabular impingement, ganglion cysts, and sports hernia.
2020 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Use of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Sports-Related Injuries in Athletes: A Systematic Review of Case Reports Lee JW, Lee JH, Kim SY
Systematic Review
In addition, acupuncture has been suggested as a treatment worth trying for diseases such as yips and delayed onset muscle soreness. The included cases showed some potential of acupuncture in the treatment of various types of sports injuries, beyond pain control in musculoskeletal disorders. However, considering that this review was based on case reports/series, a limited understanding of the clinical value of acupuncture in athletes is required. In the future, more specific research questions and hypotheses should be addressed to generate evidence based on experimental research.
Our meta-analysis revealed small-to-moderate analgesic effects of acupuncture on delayed onset muscle soreness, especially on day 1 by comparing the acupuncture and control groups.
2020 Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Effects of Acupuncture on Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Chang WD, Chang NJ, Lin HY, Wu JH
Systematic Review
Our systematic review and meta-analysis revealed that acupuncture had very-small-to-small and small-to-moderate effects on pain relief for DOMS when compared with sham and no acupuncture, respectively. The evidence for the benefit of acupuncture to relieve the symptoms of DOMS was still weak. Based on our review, limited findings of acupuncture for DOMS were concluded through insufficient data due to a lack of high-quality and well-reported articles.
Ginger, through various methods, exhibits promising pain reduction effects for conditions such as dysmenorrhea, muscle soreness, osteoarthritis, low back pain, and migraines.
2020 Phytotherapy Research Clinical trials on pain lowering effect of ginger: A narrative review Rondanelli M, Fossari F, Vecchio V, Gasparri C, Peroni G, Spadaccini D, et al.
Review Article Chronic Pain Ginger Low Back Pain
The review incorporates a vast range of randomized controlled trials conducted over the past decade, where ginger was mainly used for pain relief in distinct conditions. The conditions included dysmenorrhea, delayed onset muscle soreness, osteoarthritis, chronic low back pain, and migraines. The variety of methods used included oral administration, topical application, and aromatic oil massages.
In the analysed trials, for dysmenorrhea and muscle soreness, the considered studies suggested a promising effect after both oral and topical administration of ginger. As for osteoarthritis, most trials demonstrated pain reduction following topical and oral use of ginger, one focused on the beneficial effects of ginger in relieving migraine pain. Last but not least, a trial involving massages with aromatic ginger oil highlighted its potential in reducing chronic low back pain.
Review Articles
Review articles summarise and critically evaluate the current state of research on a specific topic or field by synthesising multiple primary research studies.
Acupuncture and Dry Needling for Sports Performance and Recovery
2022 Jun Current Sports Medicine Reports Tang CT, Song B
Needling can likely improve muscular strength and power, including increasing jump height, and it also can increase flexibility. In terms of sports recovery, acupuncture can not only be used for pain relief after injury, but also can help with routine recovery, such as in delayed onset muscle soreness. There are numerous case reports of acupuncture and dry needling being used to treat athletes for various diagnoses and conditions, however more high quality studies are needed in order to make more specific evidence-based recommendations. Given the high degree of safety and limited adverse events associated with needling treatments, it can likely be promoted in athletes.
Review ArticleUse of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Sports-Related Injuries in Athletes: A Systematic Review of Case Reports
2020 Nov 06 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Lee JW, Lee JH, Kim SY
Systematic ReviewAcupuncture can help relieve short-term pain and recover from dysfunction and has been used as a useful, noninvasive, and conservative modality for managing sports injuries such as lateral meniscus rupture, femoral acetabular impingement, ganglion cysts, and sports hernia.
Effects of Acupuncture on Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
2020 Jun 27 Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Chang WD, Chang NJ, Lin HY, Wu JH
Systematic Review Meta-Analysis Delayed Onset Muscle SorenessOur meta-analysis revealed small-to-moderate analgesic effects of acupuncture on delayed onset muscle soreness, especially on day 1 by comparing the acupuncture and control groups.
Clinical trials on pain lowering effect of ginger: A narrative review
2020 May 20 Phytotherapy Research Rondanelli M, Fossari F, Vecchio V, Gasparri C, Peroni G, Spadaccini D, et al.
Review Article Osteoarthritis Low Back Pain Ginger Chronic Pain MigraineGinger, through various methods, exhibits promising pain reduction effects for conditions such as dysmenorrhea, muscle soreness, osteoarthritis, low back pain, and migraines.
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Acupuncture can help relieve short-term pain and recover from dysfunction and has been used as a useful, noninvasive, and conservative modality for managing sports injuries such as lateral meniscus rupture, femoral acetabular impingement, ganglion cysts, and sports hernia.
Our meta-analysis revealed small-to-moderate analgesic effects of acupuncture on delayed onset muscle soreness, especially on day 1 by comparing the acupuncture and control groups.
Ginger, through various methods, exhibits promising pain reduction effects for conditions such as dysmenorrhea, muscle soreness, osteoarthritis, low back pain, and migraines.
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