Early functional and morphological changes of calf muscles in delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) assessed with 7T MRI

CONCLUSIONS: 7T MRI has the potential to visualize microstructural muscle damage immediately after an exercise that induces DOMS. No changes in susceptibility which could, for example, reflect micro-hemorrhage, could be detected with SWI immediately after exercise or in DOMS. Ultra-high field MRI may potentially be used in sports medicine to monitor intramuscular structural changes, allowing for modification of training intensity or to implement appropriate therapeutic strategies.PMID:37871829 | DOI:10.1016/j.aanat.2023.152181

Source: Annals of Anatomy - October 23, 2023 Category: Anatomy Authors: Rafael Heiss Svenja A H öger Michael Uder Thilo Hotfiel Jannis Hanspach Frederik B Laun Armin M Nagel Frank W Roemer Source Type: research