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In 1902, Theodore Hough discovered and developed the term DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness), after he found that exercises containing negative repetitions caused athletes to have sore muscles.
Hough is generally credited with an early description of the phenomenon in 1902, not with coining the modern term “DOMS.” His 1902 paper was titled “Ergographic Studies in Muscular Soreness,” not “delayed onset muscle soreness.”
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This sentence incorrectly says Theodore Hough "developed the term DOMS" in 1902. Modern reviews describe Hough's 1902 work as the first reported reference to the phenomenon later called delayed onset muscle soreness, not as the origin of the term itself.
A PubMed-indexed review states: "The first reported reference to delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) was that by Theodore Hough in 1902." That wording distinguishes an early description of the condition from coining the modern term. A separate bibliographic record for Hough's 1902 paper shows the title was "Ergographic Studies in Muscular Soreness", which further indicates he was not using the later term "delayed onset muscle soreness" in 1902.
So the article overstates Hough's role: he is an early describer of the condition, but the claim that he "discovered and developed the term DOMS" is incorrect.
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- The emerging role of free radicals in delayed onset muscle soreness and contraction-induced muscle injury - PubMed
"The first reported reference to delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) was that by Theodore Hough in 1902."
- Ergographic Studies in Muscular Soreness
Bibliographic record for Theodore Hough's 1902 article lists the title as "Ergographic Studies in Muscular Soreness."