• J Pain · Dec 2022

    Review Meta Analysis

    Is Electrical Stimulation Effective in Preventing or Treating Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) in Athletes and Untrained Adults? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.

    • MenezesMayara AlvesMAHealth Sciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe. R. Cláudio Batista - Palestina, nº 676, zip code: 49060-025. Aracaju, SE, Brazil., Danielle Alves Menezes, Lucas Lima Vasconcelos, and Josimari Melo DeSantana.
    • Health Sciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe. R. Cláudio Batista - Palestina, nº 676, zip code: 49060-025. Aracaju, SE, Brazil.
    • J Pain. 2022 Dec 1; 23 (12): 201320352013-2035.

    AbstractThe effectiveness of electrical stimulation (ES) in preventing or treating delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) and its effects on muscle recovery is unclear. The systematic review investigated the benefits or harms of ES on DOMS and muscle recovery. Databases (PubMed, Medline, CENTRAL, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, PEDro, LILACS, SPORTDiscus) were searched up to March, 31st 2021 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of athletes or untrained adults with DOMS treated with ES and compared to placebo/sham (simulation or without ES), or control (no intervention). Data were pooled in a meta-analysis. Risk of bias (Cochrane Collaboration tool) and quality of evidence (GRADE) were analyzed. Fourteen trials (n=435) were included in this review and 12 trials (n=389) were pooled in a meta-analysis. Evidence of very low to low quality indicates that ES does not prevent or treat DOMS as well as ES does not help to promote muscle recovery immediately, 24, 48, 72, 96 hours after the intervention. Only one study monitored adverse events. There are no recommendations that support the use of ES in DOMS and muscle recovery. PERSPECTIVES: No recommendations support the use of electrical stimulation in delayed-onset muscle soreness and muscle recovery in athletes and untrained adults. This means that electrical stimulation is not fruitful for this population according those protocols used. Therefore, unlikely that further randomized controlled trials with the same approach will yield promising results.Copyright © 2022 United States Association for the Study of Pain, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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