Objective Massage is ubiquitous in elite sport and increasingly common at amateur level but
the evidence base for this intervention has not been reviewed systematically. We therefore …

The aim of this review and meta-analysis was to critically determine the possible effects of
different cooling applications, compared to non-cooling, passive post-exercise strategies, on …

Background Post-exercise massage is one of the most frequently applied interventions to
enhance recovery of athletes. However, evidence to support the efficacy of massage for …

Abstract Higgins, TR, Greene, DA, Baker, MK. Effects of cold water immersion and contrast
water therapy for recovery from team sport: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J …

Background Studies investigating the effects of common recovery modalities following acute
strenuous exercise have reported mixed results. Objectives This systematic review with meta …

Methods: 22 healthy untrained men (Mean age 34+/− 7 years; mean height 181.7+/− 6.9 cm;
mean weight 80.6+/− 6.4 kg; BMI: 24.5+/− 1.3) with no prior history of knee, low back or neck …

Background Studies investigating the effects of cold-water immersion (CWI) on the recovery
of athletic performance, perceptual measures and creatine kinase (CK) have reported mixed …

Basketball can be described as a moderate-to-long duration exercise including repeated
bouts of high-intensity activity interspersed with periods of low to moderate active recovery …

Basketball players face multiple challenges to in-season recovery. The purpose of this
article is to review the literature on recovery modalities and nutritional strategies for …

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 …