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 …

In the formerly published part I of this two-part review, we examined fatigue after soccer
matchplay and recovery kinetics of physical performance, and cognitive, subjective and …

Purpose: Understand the effectiveness of foam rolling as a recovery tool following exercise
induced muscle damage (EIMD), analyzing: muscle soreness, dynamic and passive range …

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 …

Achieving an appropriate balance between training and competition stresses and recovery
is important in maximising the performance of athletes. A wide range of recovery modalities …

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 …

Context: Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) describes muscle pain and tenderness
that typically develop several hours postexercise and consist of predominantly eccentric …

Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is quite a common consequence of unaccustomed
strenuous exercise, especially exercise containing eccentric contraction (lengthening …

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 …

INTRODUCTION: Exhaustive and/or unaccustomed exercise, mainly involving eccentric
muscle actions, induces temporary muscle damage, evidenced by delayed onset muscle …