Effects of sports massage on post-exercise muscle viscoelastic properties
Background: Massage is widely used by athletes who commonly advocate it as a method to reduce delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). However, the evidence supporting these assertions is poor. Aim: This study aims to investigate the effects of massage on viscoelastic properties (tension, elasticity, s...
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| author | Lim, Bibiana Sin Hwee |
| author2 | Stephen Burns |
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| description | Background: Massage is widely used by athletes who commonly advocate it as a method to reduce delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). However, the evidence supporting these assertions is poor. Aim: This study aims to investigate the effects of massage on viscoelastic properties (tension, elasticity, stiffness) of muscles and other secondary indicators of eccentric-exercise induced muscle damage. Methods: Three runners with no history of injury or surgery in the previous 3 months were
recruited for a 60 minute downhill run to elicit muscle damage. After running, one leg was randomly assigned for massage with the other leg exposed to a placebo treatment (sham ultrasound). Results: Results showed a significant change in the stiffness of the hamstrings, DOMS scale, creatine kinase (CK) and leg flexion strength over the 96 hours (main effects of time, all p < 0.05). However, there was no significant difference between the massaged or non-massaged
leg for any measured variable (main effects of leg, all p>0.05) or in the pattern of response to any variable (leg x time interactions, all p>0.05). Conclusions: Massage does not have any effects on viscoelastic properties of muscle, but the study is limited by the small sample size. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/638622023-02-28T18:05:23Z Effects of sports massage on post-exercise muscle viscoelastic properties Lim, Bibiana Sin Hwee Stephen Burns Kong Pui Wah School of Biological Sciences DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences Background: Massage is widely used by athletes who commonly advocate it as a method to reduce delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). However, the evidence supporting these assertions is poor. Aim: This study aims to investigate the effects of massage on viscoelastic properties (tension, elasticity, stiffness) of muscles and other secondary indicators of eccentric-exercise induced muscle damage. Methods: Three runners with no history of injury or surgery in the previous 3 months were recruited for a 60 minute downhill run to elicit muscle damage. After running, one leg was randomly assigned for massage with the other leg exposed to a placebo treatment (sham ultrasound). Results: Results showed a significant change in the stiffness of the hamstrings, DOMS scale, creatine kinase (CK) and leg flexion strength over the 96 hours (main effects of time, all p < 0.05). However, there was no significant difference between the massaged or non-massaged leg for any measured variable (main effects of leg, all p>0.05) or in the pattern of response to any variable (leg x time interactions, all p>0.05). Conclusions: Massage does not have any effects on viscoelastic properties of muscle, but the study is limited by the small sample size. Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences 2015-05-19T07:59:52Z 2015-05-19T07:59:52Z 2015 2015 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/63862 en Nanyang Technological University 50 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences Lim, Bibiana Sin Hwee Effects of sports massage on post-exercise muscle viscoelastic properties |
| title | Effects of sports massage on post-exercise muscle viscoelastic properties |
| title_full | Effects of sports massage on post-exercise muscle viscoelastic properties |
| title_fullStr | Effects of sports massage on post-exercise muscle viscoelastic properties |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of sports massage on post-exercise muscle viscoelastic properties |
| title_short | Effects of sports massage on post-exercise muscle viscoelastic properties |
| title_sort | effects of sports massage on post exercise muscle viscoelastic properties |
| topic | DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences |
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