Articles tagged with: Research
Research: Lower Limb Compression and Sports Massage
A study performed in the United Kingdom looked at the effects of lower limb compression tights and massage on the symptoms of exercise-induced muscle damage in women. Test subjects performed 100 plyometric drop jump exercises …
Research: Massage Induces Greater Range of Motion
A recently published study performed brief (10 or 30 second) massage to the musculotendinous junction of the hamstrings in the research subjects and found a significant increase in hip flexion range of motion for both …
Research: Effects of Massage after Exercise
In a study published in the Journal of Alternative Medicine (2008), researchers found that a 40 minute myofascial massage after high-intensity exercise caused a significant decrease in both EMG amplitude and vigor when compared with …
