[Purpose] The study aimed to preliminarily investigate the effects of mechanical-bed
massage on exercise-induced back fatigue in athletes.[Subjects and Methods] Twelve male …

It is believed that sport massage after intensive exercise might improve power and
perceptual recovery in athletes. However, few studies have been done in this area. This …

There are many athletes with chronic back pain in sports fields. The purpose of this study
was to investigate the effect of sport massage and chiropractic (low back adjustment) on …

Massage therapy has been shown to have beneficial effects on various conditions. It is
widely used in the field of sports which includes exercise-induced fatigue. There are many …

Objective The purpose of this study was to determine if a reduction of short-term
physiological and clinical effects of muscle fatigue can be seen after a session of massage …

Many coaches, athletes, and sports medicine professionals hold the perception, based on
observations and encounters, that massage can provide several benefits to the body. These …

Unfamiliar or sudden exercise can induce delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) within 12–
24 h. So, several researchers have reported various interventions to treat DOMS. Massage …

The study which measured a rest recovery and a sports massage recovery for identical
objects after exercise and observed repeatedly about the change of the level of muscle …

Background: This study attempted to investigate the influence of massage on the skin and
the intramuscular circulatory changes associated with localized muscle fatigue …

Extensive line of evidence suggest that pain threshold and tolerance alters following
exercise, although the mechanisms have not been elucidated yet. In this study, we …