ArticleInternational journal of sports physical therapy2014
Specific and cross over effects of massage for muscle soreness: randomized controlled trial.
Article in International journal of sports physical therapy, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02808923 (Effects of Long-term Foam Rolling Compared to Static Stretching on Hamstring Muscle Flexibility), which is not on this map. Cited by 60 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effects of Long-term Foam Rolling Compared to Static Stretching on Hamstring Muscle Flexibility
Who cites it
60 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 104 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Foam Rolling on Performance and Recovery.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Pooled it
- Evaluating the impact of self myofascial release and traditional recovery strategies on volleyball athletes using thermal imaging and biochemical assessments.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Acute self-myofascial release modulates cardiac autonomic function and hemodynamic parameters at rest and reduces cardiovascular stress reaction.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Trial
- Menthol-induced activation of TRPM8 receptors increases cutaneous blood flow across the dermatome.Microvascular research · 2022Trial
- Does Self-Myofascial Release Cause a Remote Hamstring Stretching Effect Based on Myofascial Chains? A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Evaluating the effects of embedded self-massage practice on strength performance: A randomized crossover pilot trial.PloS one · 2021Trial
- Effects of Vibration and Non-Vibration Foam Rolling on Recovery after Exercise with Induced Muscle Damage.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2019Trial
- Foam Rolling and Joint Distraction with Elastic Band Training Performed for 5-7 Weeks Respectively Improve Lower Limb Flexibility.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2019Trial
- The Addition of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation with Roller Massage Alone or in Combination Did Not Increase Pain Tolerance or Range of Motion.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2018Trial
- Soft tissue manipulation enhances recovery of muscle mass in a disuse model of sarcopenia.Journal of osteopathic medicine · 2025Article
- Effects of Pneumatic Compression and Manual Massage on Recovery and Performance in Elite Brazilian Under-20 Soccer Players: A Crossover Trial.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Deciphering recovery paradigms: Foam rolling's impact on DOMS and lactate dynamics in elite volleyball athletes.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Effects of Percussive Massage Treatments on Symptoms Associated with Eccentric Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2024Article
- Effects of Self-Myofascial Release on Athletes' Physical Performance: A Systematic Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Review
- Effects of foam rolling on hamstrings stiffness in damaged and non-damaged muscle states.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- The contralateral effects of foam rolling on range of motion and muscle performance.European journal of applied physiology · 2023Review
- The Effects of Massage Therapy on Sport and Exercise Performance: A Systematic Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Response to Mechanical Properties and Physiological Challenges of Fascia: Diagnosis and Rehabilitative Therapeutic Intervention for Myofascial System Disorders.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Pain-Pressure Threshold Changes throughout Repeated Assessments with No Sex Related Differences.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Effect of Massage Therapy with Lime (Citrus Aurantifolia) Essential Oil on the Recovery of Delayed Onset of Muscle Soreness in Athletes.Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) · 2023Article
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Abstract
PURPOSE/
backgroundMuscle soreness can negatively interfere with the activities of daily living as well as sports performance. In the working environment, a common problem is muscle tenderness, soreness and pain, especially for workers frequently exposed to unilateral high repetitive movements tasks. The aim of the study is therefore to investigate the acute effect of massage applied using a simple device Thera-band roller Massager on laboratory induced hamstring muscle soreness, and the potential cross over effect to the non-massaged limb.
methods22 healthy untrained men (Mean age 34 +/- 7 years; mean height 181.7 +/- 6.9 cm; mean weight 80.6 +/- 6.4 kg; BMI: 24.5 +/- 1.3) with no prior history of knee, low back or neck injury or other adverse health issues were recruited. Participants visited the researchers on two separate occasions, separated by 48 hours, each time providing a soreness rating (modified visual analog scale 0-10), and being tested for pressure pain threshold (PPT) and active range of motion (ROM) of the hamstring muscles. During the first visit, delayed onset muscular soreness of the hamstring muscles was induced by 10 x 10 repetitions of the stiff-legged dead-lift. On the second visit participants received either 1) 10 minutes of roller massage on one leg, while the contralateral leg served as a cross over control, or 2) Resting for 10 minutes with no massage at all. Measurement of soreness, PPT and ROM were taken immediately before and at 0, 10, 30 and 60 min. after treatment.
resultsThere was a significant group by time interaction for soreness (p < 0.0001) and PPT (p = 0.0007), with the massage group experiencing reduced soreness and increasing PPT compared with the control group. There was no group by time interaction for ROM (p = 0.18). At 10 min. post massage there was a significant reduction in soreness of the non-massaged limb in the cross over control group compared to controls but this effect was lost 30 minutes post massage.
conclusionMassage with a roller device reduces muscle soreness and is accompanied by a higher PPT of the affected muscle. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 2c; outcomes research.
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