PMID- 21912299 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20121211 LR - 20161018 IS - 1533-4287 (Electronic) IS - 1064-8011 (Linking) VI - 26 IP - 6 DP - 2012 Jun TI - Sensory mapping of the upper trapezius muscle in relation to consecutive sessions of eccentric exercise. PG - 1577-83 LID - 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318234e589 [doi] AB - The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in pressure pain sensitivity maps in untrained subjects over 2 subsequent sessions of eccentric exercise (ECC) expected to result in (a) delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) and (b) adaptation/recovery, respectively. Eleven healthy male subjects participated in this study. Pressure pain threshold (PPT), rate of perceived exertion (RPE), pain intensity, soreness area drawing, maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), and shoulder range of motion were assessed in session 1 before, immediately after, and 24 hours after ECC. The ECC protocol that was used to induce DOMS consisted of 50 eccentric contractions of the right shoulder that were divided into 5 bouts, including 10 contractions at MVC level separated by a 2-minute resting period. Session 2 was identical to session 1 and performed exactly 1 week later. There was only a significant increase in the RPE assessed before the exercise and 24 hours after the exercise in session 1 (p = 0.001). The average PPT only decreased significantly from before the exercise (660.2 +/- 76.2 kPa) to 24 hours after the exercise (435.6 +/- 59.3 kPa) in session 1 (p = 0.016). The present study confirmed a heterogeneous distribution of mechanical sensitivity before and after sessions of ECC. The first session of ECC underlined increased mechanical sensitivity because of DOMS, whereas the second session reflected an adaptation process. Our results support the potential role of ECC bouts in training regimens. FAU - Kawczynski, Adam AU - Kawczynski A AD - Department of Athletes Motor Skills, Sport Institute, University School of Physical Education, Wroclaw, Poland. FAU - Samani, Afshin AU - Samani A FAU - Fernandez-de-Las-Penas, Cesar AU - Fernandez-de-Las-Penas C FAU - Chmura, Jan AU - Chmura J FAU - Madeleine, Pascal AU - Madeleine P LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Strength Cond Res JT - Journal of strength and conditioning research JID - 9415084 SB - IM MH - Body Surface Potential Mapping MH - Exercise/*physiology MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Muscle Contraction/*physiology MH - Muscle Strength Dynamometer MH - Muscle, Skeletal/*physiology MH - Pain Measurement/methods MH - Pain Threshold/*physiology MH - Pressure MH - Task Performance and Analysis EDAT- 2011/09/14 06:00 MHDA- 2012/12/12 06:00 CRDT- 2011/09/14 06:00 PHST- 2011/09/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/09/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/12/12 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318234e589 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Strength Cond Res. 2012 Jun;26(6):1577-83. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318234e589.