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The role of massage in sports performance and rehabilitation: current evidence and future direction.
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Additional studies examining the physiological and psychological effects of sports massage are necessary in order to assist the sports physical therapist in developing and implementing clinically significant evidence based programs or treatments.Abstract:
Background. Massage is a popular treatment choice of athletes, coaches, and sports physical therapists. Despite its purported benefits and frequent use, evidence demonstrating its efficacy is scarce. Purpose. To identify current literature relating to sports massage and its role in effecting an athlete’s psychological readiness, in enhancing sports performance, in recovery from exercise and competition, and in the treatment of sports related musculoskeletal injuries. Methods. Electronic databases were used to identify papers relevant to this review. The following keywords were searched: massage, sports injuries, athletic injuries, physical therapy, rehabilitation, delayed onset muscle soreness, sports psychology, sports performance, sports massage, sports recovery, soft tissue mobilization, deep transverse friction massage, pre-event, and post exercise.read more
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Massage therapy has short-term benefits for people with common musculoskeletal disorders compared to no treatment: A systematic review
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Comparison of blood flow changes with soft tissue mobilization and massage therapy.
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Acute effects of massage or active exercise in relieving muscle soreness: randomized controlled trial.
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TL;DR: Active exercise using elastic resistance provides similar acute relief of muscle soreness as compared with that using massage, and the greatest effect on perceived soreness occurred immediately after treatment, whereas the effect on PPT peaked 20 minutes after treatment.
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Effect of sports massage on performance and recovery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
TL;DR: No evidence that massage improves measures of strength, jump, sprint, endurance or fatigue is found, but massage was associated with small but statistically significant improvements in flexibility and DOMS.
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