Background Massage is widely used in exercise-induced skeletal muscle damage (EIMD). It
has been proven that massage can improve the morphology and function of damaged …

Massage therapy is commonly used during physical rehabilitation of skeletal muscle to
ameliorate pain and promote recovery from injury. Although there is evidence that massage …

Abstract Shin, MS and Sung, YH. Effects of massage on muscular strength and
proprioception after exercise-induced muscle damage. J Strength Cond Res 29 (8): 2255 …

The inflammatory process is a critical component of the repair and regeneration of skeletal
muscle following injury. The influx of innate immune cells following injury is intricate, and …

Massage is anecdotally associated with many health benefits, but physiological and
clinically relevant mechanisms recently have begun to be investigated in a controlled …

Massage is an ancient manual therapy widely utilized by individuals seeking relief from
various musculoskeletal maladies. Despite its popularity, the majority of evidence …

Massage therapy is a common postexercise muscle recovery modality; however, its
mechanisms of efficacy are uncertain. We evaluated the effects of massage on systemic …

Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of massage therapy on
retarding denervated muscle atrophy in rabbits. Methods The denervated skeletal muscle …

Many coaches, athletes and sports medicine personnel hold the belief, based on
observations and experiences, that massage can provide several benefits to the body such …

Physical exercise can cause fatigue, resulting in a decrease in muscle work efficiency. This
study aimed to analyze the potential of massage to accelerate recovery through a literature …