About this Research Topic
The goal of this Research Topic is to bring together a collection of papers that use ergogenic aids, independently or in combination, to attenuate exercise-induced pain in humans. We hope the article collection provides insight into the administration of protocols, pain assessment tools, and identification of key mechanisms of action, which target pathways involved in relieving acute muscle pain.
These insights will help identify different analgesic methods aimed at facilitating recovery in different sporting contexts and at different time points along the recovery continuum based upon the origins of muscle pain. It is hoped that this will lead to the individualization of ergogenic aids for analgesic purposes.
We welcome the submission of manuscripts including, but not limited to, the following topics:
•Research utilizing ergogenic aids to attenuate exercise-induced muscle pain.
- Environmental temperature (heating and cooling) and its application to reduce acute pain.
- Hydrotherapy including floatation devices and aquatic protocols, to provide relief from acute pain involving the central nervous system.
- Nutritional interventions and their mechanisms of action to limit delayed-onset muscle soreness.
- Topical treatments that can be used as analgesics as treatments for muscle pain.
- Mechanical or wearable ergogenic aids that utilize advances in technology to facilitate or limit exercise-induced muscle soreness.
• Assessment tools for providing valid assessments of exercise-induced muscle pain
Keywords: Ergogenic Aid, Acute Pain, Analgesic, Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness
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