ReviewFrontiers in physiology2017
Massage Alleviates Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness after Strenuous Exercise: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in Frontiers in physiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06780072 (The Acute Effect of Manual Massage Therapy on Daytime Napping in Poor Sleepers), which is not on this map. Cited by 51 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Acute Effect of Manual Massage Therapy on Daytime Napping in Poor Sleepers
Who cites it
51 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of percussive therapy dosages on recovery from acute exercise-induced muscle damage: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2026Pooled it
- Physical Therapies for Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness: An Umbrella and Mapping Systematic Review with Meta-meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of Blood Flow Restriction Technique on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Various Physical Interventions on Reducing Neuromuscular Fatigue Assessed by Electromyography: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Pooled it
- Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation for Reducing Muscle Soreness after Eccentric Exercise: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.BioMed research international · 2020Pooled it
- Effect of sports massage on performance and recovery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Does Acupuncture Benefit Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness After Strenuous Exercise? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of Kinesio tape on lower limb muscle strength, hop test, and vertical jump performances: a meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Pooled it
- Massage for Pain: An Evidence Map.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2019Pooled it
- Does vibration benefit delayed-onset muscle soreness?: a meta-analysis and systematic review.The Journal of international medical research · 2019Pooled it
- Acute Effect of Percussive Massage on Cross-Section Area, Muscle Strength, and Late Muscle Pain of the Quadriceps Muscle Following a Fatigue Protocol in Physically Active Men: Randomized Clinical Trial.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Trial
- Repeated application of passive mechanical stress produces selective metabolic and extracellular matrix adaptations in human skeletal muscle but does not prevent disuse-induced atrophy.Function (Oxford, England) · 2026Trial
- Massage positively influences daytime brain activity and reduces arousal state in poor sleepers: a randomized controlled trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Trial
- Immediate effect of ice and dry massage during rest breaks on recovery in MMA fighters : a randomized crossover clinical trial study.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- The effect of percussion massage therapy on the recovery of delayed onset muscle soreness in physically active young men-a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Effect of Resonant Frequency Vibration on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness and Resulting Stiffness as Measured by Shear-Wave Elastography.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Effects of the Foam Massage Roller on VEGF-A and FGF-2 Blood Levels in Young Men.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Trial
- Mechanisms and Efficacy of Massage Therapy for Post-Exercise Muscle Repair: A Narrative Review.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Heat Therapy: Targeting Health, Disease, and Disability.Comprehensive Physiology · 2026Review
- Breaking Through Cancer Pain: From Single-Drug Management to Multimodal Analgesia.Pain research & management · 2026Review
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