
Theodore Hough (1865–1924) was an American physician who first described
delayed onset muscle soreness
Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is the pain and stiffness felt in muscles after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise. The soreness is felt most strongly 24 to 72 hours after the exercise. It is thought to be caused by eccentric (lengthening) ...
(DOMS) in 1902.
Biography
Hough was born in Virginia in 1865. He received his PhD from
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1876 based on the European research institution model, J ...
in 1893. After graduation, he was employed as a professor at
MIT
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of modern technology and sc ...
where he worked with
William T. Sedgwick. In 1907, he became the chair of physiology at the
University of Virginia School of Medicine
The University of Virginia School of Medicine (UVA SOM or more commonly known as UVA Medicine) is the graduate medical school of the University of Virginia. The school's facilities are on the University of Virginia grounds adjacent to The Lawn, ...
, and became dean in 1916.
In 1922, he was president of the
Association of American Medical Colleges
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Selected publications
''The Human Mechanism: Its Physiology and Hygiene and the Sanitation of its Surroundings''
(with William Thompson Sedgwick
William Thompson Sedgwick (December 29, 1855 – January 25, 1921) was a teacher, epidemiologist, bacteriologist, and a key figure in shaping public health in the United States. Focused on eliminating typhoid, Sedgwick helped create the Sedgwick- ...
, 1906)
''Elements of Hygiene and Sanitation''
(with William Thompson Sedgwick, 1918)
References
1924 deaths
1865 births
American physiologists
Hygienists
University of Virginia School of Medicine faculty
Johns Hopkins University alumni
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