Active recovery affects the recovery of the corticospinal system but not of muscle contractile properties.

PURPOSE:Active recovery is often used by athletes after strenuous exercise or competition but its underlying mechanisms are not well understood. We hypothesized that active recovery speeds-up recovery processes within the muscle and the central nervous system (CNS). METHODS:We assessed muscular and...

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Main Authors: Louis-Solal Giboin, Ehsan Amiri, Raphael Bertschinger, Markus Gruber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5951565?pdf=render