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 …

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 …

Objective: Sport massage, a manual therapy for muscle and soft tissue pain and weakness,
is a popular and widely used modality for recovery after intense exercise. Our objective is to …

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

Background: A massage is a tool that is frequently used in sports and exercise in general for
recovery and increased performance. In this review paper, we aimed to search and …

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 …

Massage is a commonly utilized therapy within sports, frequently intended as an ergogenic
aid prior to performance. However, evidence as to the efficacy of massage in this respect is …

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 …

Background The use of sports massage is very common in the athletic community. However,
only a few studies have shown any therapeutic effect of massage. Hypothesis Sports …

Purpose The intention of this study was to assess the effectiveness of massage on muscle
recovery as a function of therapist education in participants who completed a 10-km running …