Accelerating Recovery from Exercise-Induced Muscle Injuries in Triathletes: Considerations for Olympic Distance Races
The triathlon is one of the fastest developing sports in the world due to expanding participation and media attention. The fundamental change in Olympic triathlon races from a single to a multistart event is highly demanding in terms of recovery from and prevention of exercise-induced muscle injures...
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| author | Thilo Hotfiel Isabel Mayer Moritz Huettel Matthias Wilhelm Hoppe Martin Engelhardt Christoph Lutter Klaus Pöttgen Rafael Heiss Tom Kastner Casper Grim |
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| description | The triathlon is one of the fastest developing sports in the world due to expanding participation and media attention. The fundamental change in Olympic triathlon races from a single to a multistart event is highly demanding in terms of recovery from and prevention of exercise-induced muscle injures. In elite and competitive sports, ultrastructural muscle injuries, including delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), are responsible for impaired muscle performance capacities. Prevention and treatment of these conditions have become key in regaining muscular performance levels and to guarantee performance and economy of motion in swimming, cycling and running. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the current findings on the pathophysiology, as well as treatment and prevention of, these conditions in compliance with clinical implications for elite triathletes. In the context of DOMS, the majority of recovery interventions have focused on different protocols of compression, cold or heat therapy, active regeneration, nutritional interventions, or sleep. The authors agree that there is a compelling need for further studies, including high-quality randomized trials, to completely evaluate the effectiveness of existing therapeutic approaches, particularly in triathletes. The given recommendations must be updated and adjusted, as further evidence emerges. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-48cd8a96e97d43bc9dfeef2f2203c4d62022-12-22T01:56:38ZengMDPI AGSports2075-46632019-06-017614310.3390/sports7060143sports7060143Accelerating Recovery from Exercise-Induced Muscle Injuries in Triathletes: Considerations for Olympic Distance RacesThilo Hotfiel0Isabel Mayer1Moritz Huettel2Matthias Wilhelm Hoppe3Martin Engelhardt4Christoph Lutter5Klaus Pöttgen6Rafael Heiss7Tom Kastner8Casper Grim9Department of Orthopedic, Trauma, Hand and Neuro Surgery, Klinikum Osnabrück GmbH, Osnabrück 49076, GermanyDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen 91054, GermanyDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen 91054, GermanyDepartment of Orthopedic, Trauma, Hand and Neuro Surgery, Klinikum Osnabrück GmbH, Osnabrück 49076, GermanyDepartment of Orthopedic, Trauma, Hand and Neuro Surgery, Klinikum Osnabrück GmbH, Osnabrück 49076, GermanyDepartment of Orthopedics, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock 18057, GermanyB·A·D Group, Darmstadt 64295, GermanyDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen 91054, GermanyDeutsche Triathlon Union (DTU), Frankfurt 60528, GermanyDepartment of Orthopedic, Trauma, Hand and Neuro Surgery, Klinikum Osnabrück GmbH, Osnabrück 49076, GermanyThe triathlon is one of the fastest developing sports in the world due to expanding participation and media attention. The fundamental change in Olympic triathlon races from a single to a multistart event is highly demanding in terms of recovery from and prevention of exercise-induced muscle injures. In elite and competitive sports, ultrastructural muscle injuries, including delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), are responsible for impaired muscle performance capacities. Prevention and treatment of these conditions have become key in regaining muscular performance levels and to guarantee performance and economy of motion in swimming, cycling and running. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the current findings on the pathophysiology, as well as treatment and prevention of, these conditions in compliance with clinical implications for elite triathletes. In the context of DOMS, the majority of recovery interventions have focused on different protocols of compression, cold or heat therapy, active regeneration, nutritional interventions, or sleep. The authors agree that there is a compelling need for further studies, including high-quality randomized trials, to completely evaluate the effectiveness of existing therapeutic approaches, particularly in triathletes. The given recommendations must be updated and adjusted, as further evidence emerges.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/7/6/143DOMSEIMDrecoveryregenerationmuscle injuriesCWIcompressionendurance |
| spellingShingle | Thilo Hotfiel Isabel Mayer Moritz Huettel Matthias Wilhelm Hoppe Martin Engelhardt Christoph Lutter Klaus Pöttgen Rafael Heiss Tom Kastner Casper Grim Accelerating Recovery from Exercise-Induced Muscle Injuries in Triathletes: Considerations for Olympic Distance Races Sports DOMS EIMD recovery regeneration muscle injuries CWI compression endurance |
| title | Accelerating Recovery from Exercise-Induced Muscle Injuries in Triathletes: Considerations for Olympic Distance Races |
| title_full | Accelerating Recovery from Exercise-Induced Muscle Injuries in Triathletes: Considerations for Olympic Distance Races |
| title_fullStr | Accelerating Recovery from Exercise-Induced Muscle Injuries in Triathletes: Considerations for Olympic Distance Races |
| title_full_unstemmed | Accelerating Recovery from Exercise-Induced Muscle Injuries in Triathletes: Considerations for Olympic Distance Races |
| title_short | Accelerating Recovery from Exercise-Induced Muscle Injuries in Triathletes: Considerations for Olympic Distance Races |
| title_sort | accelerating recovery from exercise induced muscle injuries in triathletes considerations for olympic distance races |
| topic | DOMS EIMD recovery regeneration muscle injuries CWI compression endurance |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/7/6/143 |
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