Skeletal damage, repair and adaptation to uphill and downhill running in humans.
Date
1994
Authors
Krafft, Ingrid
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Abstract
Extensive disruption of muscle fibres has been shown to occur after short term eccentric
exercise where high mechanical forces are generated. This study tested whether downhill
running acts as a stimulus for inducing eccentric damage, and results in greater muscle
damage and deterioration in muscular performance than an equal workload of uphill
running. The study aimed at determining whether an adaptation or training effect takes
place such that the muscle is more resistant to the damaging effects of a repeated bout of
the same exercise. In. addition, the study aimed at determining whether the lower muscle
volumes and forces of muscular contractions in females compared to males, makes
females less susceptible to the damaging effects of eccentric contraction.(Abbreviation abstract)
Description
A Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Physiology,
University of the Witwatersrand,Johannesburg
for the Degree of Master ot Science
Keywords
Muscles injuries., Running., Athletic Injuries., Sports Medicine.