… This study demonstrated that sports massage does not appear to give … eccentric exercise
of the quadriceps muscle. Therefore, it may be questioned why athletes ask for sports massage …

… intervention used in this study (24 hours after eccentric exercise) may have been too late to
provide relief of signs or symptoms. The induction of DOMS was used as a model to study a …

… the effectiveness of sport massage for improving recovery after strenuous exercise. … -trained
subjects receiving massage after eccentric exercise to control subjects treated with rest only. …

… eccentric exercise, or sport massage. However, our results clearly demonstrated that single,
acute eccentric exercise … the 48 hr of recovery period following exercise (Fig 2). Our results …

… When massage is performed after the eccentric exercise … eccentric exercise. Possibly it
affects the restoration of energy stores and removal of waste products, eg lactate, since massage …

… of sports massage manipulation which is often used as passive recovery by measuring pain
intensity using a visual analog scale (VAS) after eccentric exercise. … of massage therapy. 54 …

… for promoting recovery of muscle damage would seem to be massage and stretching. … by
eccentric exercise was more effective than the current practice of stretching and sports massage …

… Clearly, more research needs to be conducted to verify or refute whether massage can
facilitate force recovery after eccentric exercise that induces DOMS, but positive trends are evident…

… sports massage as manual manipulation of muscles and soft tissue by a qualified professional,
with the purpose of improving performance in or recovery from sport. … eccentric exercise. J …

… physical activity, particularly eccentric exercise (EEX) with … reduction of physical activity and
time away from sport.1,–,4 Although … . Effectiveness of sports massage for recovery of skeletal …