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Delayed onset muscle soreness is caused by lactic acid build-up in the muscles.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that delayed onset muscle soreness is caused by lactic acid build-up in the muscles?

Partly. One peer-reviewed source lists lactic acid buildup as one possible cause of DOMS among several, while other sources attribute DOMS to microscopic muscle tears or neural axonopathy and treat lactic acid as only one of several unconfirmed theories. No placed source settles the claim that lactic acid buildup is the cause.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 1 source for, 4 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 1
Recommendations for the Avoidance of Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness.
2001
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J., S. D. (2001). Recommendations for the Avoidance of Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness.. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ633827

Evidence against · 4
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness: What Is It and How Do We Treat It?
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Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness: What Is It and How Do We Treat It?. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsr.5.3.234

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Vibration Therapy in Management of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)
2014
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Veqar, Z. & Imtiyaz, S. (2014). Vibration Therapy in Management of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7860/jcdr/2014/7323.4434

Have We Looked in the Wrong Direction for More Than 100 Years? Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness Is, in Fact, Neural Microdamage Rather Than Muscle Damage
2020
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Sonkodi, B., Berkes, I., & Koltai, E. (2020). Have We Looked in the Wrong Direction for More Than 100 Years? Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness Is, in Fact, Neural Microdamage Rather Than Muscle Damage. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9030212

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS): The Repeated Bout Effect and Chemotherapy-Induced Axonopathy May Help Explain the Dying-Back Mechanism in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases
2021
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Sonkodi, B. (2021). Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS): The Repeated Bout Effect and Chemotherapy-Induced Axonopathy May Help Explain the Dying-Back Mechanism in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11010108

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