Delayed onset muscle soreness is caused by microscopic damage to muscle fibers during exercise
Scientific literature consistently supports the consensus that delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is triggered by microscopic mechanical damage to muscle fibers, particularly from eccentric exercise, leading to localized inflammation and elevated muscle damage markers.
The retrieved papers examine exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) and delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) as physiological phenomena driven by mechanical stress, micro-damage, and subsequent inflammatory responses. The evidence uniformly aligns with the claim that microscopic muscle damage causes DOMS.
Yoko Tanabe, Naoto Fujii, Katsuhiko Suzuki. Dietary Supplementation for Attenuating Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage and Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness in Humans. 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14010070
This review highlights that exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) and delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) are caused by mechanical stress and subsequent inflammatory responses.
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Roy Januardi Irawan, Soni Sulistyarto, Nanda Rimawati. Kencur Supplementation for Attenuating Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage and Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness. 2024. https://doi.org/10.15294/kemas.v19i3.42151
This study evaluates delayed-onset muscle soreness following eccentric exercise by measuring creatine kinase (CK) plasma levels as a recognized marker of muscle damage.
Feng-lei Li. Effect of Massage Before or After Exercise on Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness in a Rat Model. 2021. https://doi.org/10.23880/jobd-16000214
This study investigates muscle mechanical stimulation and establishes a model linking exercise to skeletal muscle injury and subsequent inflammatory reactions characteristic of DOMS.
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