… However, actively warming up the muscles with exercise may be an effective alternative. …
compare the acute effect of massage with active exercise for relieving muscle soreness. Twenty …

… hypothesis, as massage lowered soreness intensity at 48 … massage lowers the intensity of
soreness during DOMS. Possible explanations for how massage decreases muscle soreness …

… the effects of a therapeutic massage after high-intensity eccentric exercise, we found reductions
in muscle soreness and muscle … However, massage had no protective effect on muscle …

… The aim of the study is therefore to investigate the acute effect of massage applied using a
… hamstring muscle soreness, and the potential cross over effect to the non‐massaged limb. …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of acute massage on delayed-onset
muscle soreness. A total of 20 subjects (5 men and 15 women; mean age 24±3 years; height …

… Therefore, this study aimed to examine the effects of massage on muscle soreness, … Acute
effects of massage or active exercise in relieving muscle soreness: Randomized controlled trial…

… , massage was administered between sets of isometric knee extensor exercise to note its acute
effects … Compared with a control rest period during which subjects sat passively, massage …

… The purpose of this study was to determine if post-exercise massage has an effect on
delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) and physical performance in women collegiate athletes. …

… A randomized within-subject design was used to investigate the acute effects of foam rolling
on peripheral fatigue. Participants visited the laboratory on two occasions at similar times …

… at decreasing muscle stiffness. However, pain induced by the massage in the present study
… no relationship between pain and the reduction in stiffness observed in the massaged leg. …