Muscle soreness may refer to:
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Acute muscle soreness
Acute muscle soreness (AMS) is the pain felt in muscles during and immediately, up to 24 hours, after strenuous physical exercise. The pain appears within a minute of contracting the muscle and it will disappear within two or three minutes or up t ...
(AMS), which appears during or immediately after exercise and lasts up to 24 hours.
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Delayed onset muscle soreness
Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is the pain and stiffness felt in muscles after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise. The soreness is felt most strongly 24 to 72 hours after the exercise. It is thought to be caused by eccentric (lengthening) ex ...
(DOMS), which reaches its peak point from 24 to 72 hours after the exercise.
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