{"id":36185,"date":"2020-08-11T10:31:48","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T10:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=36185"},"modified":"2022-09-25T05:52:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T05:52:32","slug":"delayed-onset-muscle-soreness-doms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/delayed-onset-muscle-soreness-doms\/","title":{"rendered":"Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is a condition characterized by muscle tenderness, pain on palpitation, and mechanical stiffness that appears approximately 8 hours after exercise, and increases and peaks over the next 24-48 hours, and usually subsides within 96 hours.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Muscle tenderness, decreased strength, and decreased range of motion that develops 12 to 24 hr following strenuous exercise and peaks in intensity between 24 to 48 hr, although symptoms may persist 72 hr or more. DOMS may result from microtearing of muscular fibers, lactic acid accumulation, local inflammatory response, and\/or physiochemical changes within the muscle fibers. Muscle soreness is most pronounced following eccentric exercise.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is a condition characterized by muscle tenderness, pain on palpitation, and mechanical stiffness that appears approximately 8 hours after exercise, and increases and peaks over the next 24-48 hours, and usually subsides within 96 hours. 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