TY - JOUR AU - Albert, WJ AU - Wrigley, AT AU - McLean, RB AU - Sleivert, GG PY - 2006 DA - 2006/01/16 TI - Sex differences in the rate of fatigue development and recovery JO - Dynamic Medicine SP - 2 VL - 5 IS - 1 AB - Many musculoskeltal injuries in the workplace have been attributed to the repetitive loading of muscle and soft tissues. It is not disputed that muscular fatigue is a risk factor for musculoskeltal injury, however the disparity between gender with respect to muscular fatigability and rate of recovery is not well understood. Current health and safety guidelines do not account for sex differences in fatiguability and may be predisposing one gender to greater risk. The purpose of this study was to quantify the sex differences in fatigue development and recovery rate of lower and upper body musculature after repeated bouts of sustained isometric contractions. SN - 1476-5918 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-5918-5-2 DO - 10.1186/1476-5918-5-2 ID - Albert2006 ER -