… sports massage on mood state, range of motion, sports performance, and perceived
performance… study consisted of passive recovery and massage recovery trials. Baseline testing …

… sports massage has gained increased popularity in the athletic community. Although sports
massage … Our results showing no effects of massage on the muscular performance have also …

… that sport massage after intensive exercise might improve power and perceptual recovery
in … This study aimed to examine the effect of massage on the performance of bodybuilders. …

… By reading this book the reader will be made aware of the high demands placed on sports
massage therapists working in performance sport by team managers, coaches athletes and …

… To fully understand the value of massage in enhancing sport performance, we must give up
the old metaphor of the athlete as a machine (the mechanist model) and accept the broader …

… The key search phases used included sport massage, massage performance, sport injury,
delayed onset muscle soreness, injury prevention, range of motion, and muscle stiffness. This …

… The sport massage techniques were employed in this study included effleurage, petrissage,
tapotement and compression which was performed by a masseur. The progression of …

… can incorporate a wide range of manipulative techniques, sports massage principally uses
Swedish massage methods such as effleurage (stroking), petrissage (kneading), tapotement (…

… Such an improved state of mind was found to increase pain tolerance and performance [3,
23, 24] and may explain the results obtained in the present investigation. Although the present …

… oils in sports massage may improve sports performance and post-exercise recovery. In …
examine the effects of passive rest and sports massage with and without ozonised oil on the …