PURPOSE This study tested the hypothesis that one of the ways sports massage aids muscle recovery from exercise is by increasing muscle blood flow to improve "lactic acid" removal. METHODS Twelve subjects performed 2 min of strenuous isometric handgrip (IHG) exercise at 40% maximum voluntary contraction to elevate forearm muscle lactic acid. Forearm blood flow (FBF; Doppler and Echo ultrasoun...

The 2008 AMTA Convention will include as a component of its overall program a Massage Therapy Foundation-sponsored massage research track spanning a poster session and five educational sessions. For further details on the convention's program, inclusive of the massage research-specific sessions, please visit: The Society for Integrative Oncology's (SIO) Fifth International Conference will inclu...

Based on the theories that have been explained, provision / handling by providing massage injury services at this time is very much needed. Due to strenuous exercise and lack of heating can cause injury. With training, it has provided knowledge skills trainees. So participants know science sports massage. By knowing existing about injuries, types forms handling, will minimize occurrence anxiety...

This study was conducted to determine the effects of massage on some anaerobic performance and diurnal variation. Twelve male athletes between ages 18-25, who exercised regularly for three days a week (age, 18.00± 2.17 years; height, 168.± 3.15 cm; 65± 2.63 kg; BMI 22.49±.44 years) participated in study. While non-massage protocol consisted only 15 minutes jogging (NM), with sports 5 10 (SM). T...

Objective: To determine the comparative effect of sports massage, active recovery, and rest on promoting blood lactate clearance after maximal anaerobic (supramaximal) leg exercise. Design and Setting: A counterbalanced experimental design with repeated measures was used. The repeated measures were the three treatment conditions. The order of the conditions was determined by random assignment t...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of massage on neuromuscular recruitment, mood state, and mechanical nociceptive threshold (MNT) after high-intensity exercise. DESIGN This was a prospective randomized clinical trial using between-groups design. SETTING The study was conducted at a university-based sports medicine clinic. PARTICIPANTS Sixty-two (62) healthy active...