Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews · Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma

No studies found 1 · 14.3%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 14.3%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 2 · 28.6%High 0 · 0%

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

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

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Antioxidants for preventing and reducing muscle soreness after exercise 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

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

1 finding from 1 review

Antioxidants for preventing and reducing muscle soreness after exercise 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
9 studies · 216 participants
Very low