In people with muscle injuries, mental health and stress hormones like cortisol can strongly affect how well they recover.
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In humans with muscle injuries, mental health status and its associated cortisol levels can have a large impact on the recovery process; the direction and magnitude of this impact were not reported.
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Mental health status in humans with muscle injuries can have a large impact on the recovery process.
Not testedNo studiesCortisol levels associated with mental health status in humans with muscle injuries can have a large impact on the recovery process.
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