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2 questions · 9 findings · 2 reviews · Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma

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Antioxidants vs placebo

Muscle soreness · mainly physically active individuals1 partaking in exercise2 designed to produce delayed onset muscle soreness

Summary of findings: antioxidants showed no clear difference in muscle soreness compared with placebo (low certainty).

5 findings from 1 review

Antioxidants for preventing and reducing muscle soreness after exercise 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
21 studies · 525 participants
Low
Antioxidants for preventing and reducing muscle soreness after exercise 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
41 studies · 936 participants
Moderate
Antioxidants for preventing and reducing muscle soreness after exercise 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
45 studies · 1047 participants
Low

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Antioxidants for preventing and reducing muscle soreness after exercise 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
28 studies · 657 participants
Moderate
Antioxidants for preventing and reducing muscle soreness after exercise 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
17 studies · 436 participants
Low

Summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) vs control (no WBC or passive rest)

Muscle pain at rest · physically‐active adults partaking in exercise designed to produce delayed onset muscle soreness (most trial participants were male)

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) changes muscle soreness: pain at rest (VAS) compared with control (no WBC or passive rest) (very low certainty).

4 findings from 1 review

Whole‐body cryotherapy (extreme cold air exposure) for preventing and treating muscle soreness after exercise in adults 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 20 participants
Very low
Whole‐body cryotherapy (extreme cold air exposure) for preventing and treating muscle soreness after exercise in adults 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 38 participants
Very low
Whole‐body cryotherapy (extreme cold air exposure) for preventing and treating muscle soreness after exercise in adults 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 38 participants
Very low

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Whole‐body cryotherapy (extreme cold air exposure) for preventing and treating muscle soreness after exercise in adults 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 29 participants
Very low