The Application of DOMS Mechanism and Prevention in Physical Education and Training

Abstract

To analyze the causes of muscle soreness and injury during precompetition training in university sports meet and taking the DOMS mechanism as the main line to find a reasonable way to deal with the muscle pain and prevent the injury, 125 college students participating in stadium games training were randomly selected. The muscle pain and injury during the training were obtained through interviews, mathematical statistics, and literature review. The information of exercise load, pain and injury type, exercise ability, pain degree, and recovery time was comprehensively analyzed to study the mechanism of pain and injury formation. Muscle pain and injury occurred in precompetition training, especially in freshmen. After heavy load, muscle soreness occurred, causing DOMS and developing into muscle injury. Affected by the external climate environment, sudden muscle soreness and injury are a gradual transformation process with DOMS as the boundary, which is the comprehensive result of exercise load, water, energy, and material metabolism; control load intensity, water supplement, and energy and material supplement can effectively prevent the occurrence of DOMS, and timely recovery after DOMS symptoms can effectively avoid the occurrence of sports injury. According to the different intensity of exercise, it is of great significance to clarify the mechanism of DOMS and explore effective prevention methods for physical education and sports training.

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“…1 The incidence of DOMS in run events was 66,7%, jump events were 100%, and throw events were 100%. 2 In other research, all respondents (100%) had experienced DOMS, which was felt after doing the exercise; half of the overall respondents (50%) experienced mild pain, and 47% experienced moderate pain after doing the exercises. 3 After physical exercise, the accumulation or buildup of lactic acid production will cause local muscle fatigue.…”

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“…Exercise-induced muscle pain is related to the muscle group used in the activity. DOMS is most prevalent at the beginning of a sporting season when athletes return to their activities after a period of inactivity; however, DOMS also has a high prevalence in strenuous and unaccustomed recreational physical activity/exercise ( Cheung et al, 2003 ; Zeng et al, 2022 ). In a study evaluating students in a prematch training phase of a school sports meeting, the incidence of DOMS reached 72.8% of the total participants ( Zeng et al, 2022 ).…”

“…DOMS is most prevalent at the beginning of a sporting season when athletes return to their activities after a period of inactivity; however, DOMS also has a high prevalence in strenuous and unaccustomed recreational physical activity/exercise ( Cheung et al, 2003 ; Zeng et al, 2022 ). In a study evaluating students in a prematch training phase of a school sports meeting, the incidence of DOMS reached 72.8% of the total participants ( Zeng et al, 2022 ). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are used to treat DOMS ( Cheung et al, 2003 ); however, their efficacy is still controversial ( Bourgeois et al, 1999 ; Connolly et al, 2003 ; Meamarbashi and Rajabi, 2015 ; Singla et al, 2015 ).…”