Heat and Cold Therapy Reduce Pain in Patients With Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 32 Randomized Controlled Trials (2021)
June 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Delayed onset muscle soreness, or DOMS, is the feeling of pain or muscle stiffness that follows an intense bout of physical exercise. Specifically, DOMS symptoms increase for the first 24 hours, peak between 1-3 days, and then subside entirely within a week. The mechanism behind DOMS is not totally understood, but it is thought to […]