Diferenças na medida de dor muscular tardia avaliada com diferentes metodologias em mulheres e homens

Abstract

Physical exercise is essential to maintain health and quality of life, in all ages, for men and women. However, its practice can cause pain Delayed muscles depending on how the exercise is performed and the loads external are managed. In this study, we compared perceived pain and pain threshold between men and women with late-onset muscle pain (DMIT) induced by exercise. Results were compared between men and women pre, immediately after, and 48h after DMIT induction. There was difference between the sexes in the pain pressure threshold for the vastus lateralis and for the rectus femoris in the three stages. For perceived pain were not found differences between the sexes. Women proved to be more sensitive to pain at all times, for pain threshold measures, while for measures of pain perception the results did not differ between genders. We concluded that differences in the assessment of DMIT between men and women are detected by pain threshold measures, but not with the use of subjective scales.