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Tart Cherry Muscle Soreness Meta-Analysis Evidence Table

Name: Tart Cherry Muscle Soreness Meta-Analysis Evidence Table
Creator: Migaku
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Structured evidence table for Tart Cherry Muscle Soreness Meta-Analysis, generated from 2 reusable source documents in the Migaku knowledge base.

topic	claim	evidence level	citation	source
Tart Cherry Muscle Soreness Meta-Analysis	Objective The aim was to conduct a systematic review combined with a meta-analysis and corroborate the certainty of evidence underpinning the effects of TC juice supplementation on physical, biochemical, and perceptual recovery markers following EIMD in trained athletes.	1	Daab W (2026)	Effects of Tart Cherry Juice Supplementation on Recovery from Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Tart Cherry Muscle Soreness Meta-Analysis	Our results revealed TC juice supplementation significantly improved MVC recovery in the main analysis across all time points (post: ES = 0.63; 24 h: ES = 1.12; 48 h: ES = 1.29; 72 h: ES = 2.14; 96 h: ES = 4.82), with substantial heterogeneity (I² 69-93%).	1	Daab W (2026)	Effects of Tart Cherry Juice Supplementation on Recovery from Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Tart Cherry Muscle Soreness Meta-Analysis	CMJ showed no significant effects post-exercise or at 24h but improved at 48 h (ES = 1.41; I² = 72%).	1	Daab W (2026)	Effects of Tart Cherry Juice Supplementation on Recovery from Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Tart Cherry Muscle Soreness Meta-Analysis	Background Exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) is known to impair neuromuscular performance, provoke inflammation, and delay recovery.	1	Daab W (2026)	Effects of Tart Cherry Juice Supplementation on Recovery from Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Tart Cherry Muscle Soreness Meta-Analysis	Background Various clinical studies have examined the effect of Montmorency tart cherry consumption on athletic performance and post-exercise recovery; however, there is a lack of a comprehensive review to assess the totality of evidence in the published literature.	3	Zhu Y (2026)	The effect of Montmorency tart cherry consumption on athletic performance and post-exercise recovery in healthy adults: a scoping review.
Tart Cherry Muscle Soreness Meta-Analysis	Across these trials, heterogeneity was found in study design; however, the majority of studies had a small sample size with a short duration of intervention.	3	Zhu Y (2026)	The effect of Montmorency tart cherry consumption on athletic performance and post-exercise recovery in healthy adults: a scoping review.
Tart Cherry Muscle Soreness Meta-Analysis	Four out of 10 studies reported that Montmorency tart cherry consumption improved athletic performance with significantly shorter time to complete the exercise or longer time to exhaustion.	3	Zhu Y (2026)	The effect of Montmorency tart cherry consumption on athletic performance and post-exercise recovery in healthy adults: a scoping review.
Tart Cherry Muscle Soreness Meta-Analysis	Methods A scoping review was conducted to identify and summarize relevant clinical studies that examined the effect of Montmorency tart cherry consumption on athletic performance, post-exercise recovery of muscle strength, and delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) in healthy adults.	3	Zhu Y (2026)	The effect of Montmorency tart cherry consumption on athletic performance and post-exercise recovery in healthy adults: a scoping review.