Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29581653›Full record

ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2018

Effects of mechanical-bed massage on exercise-induced back fatigue in athletes.

Houyong Zhong, Wichai Eungpinichpong, Xingze Wang, Uraiwon Chatchawan, Sawitri Wanpen, Orawan Buranruk

Open access · diamondAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of physical therapy science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trial
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Houyong ZhongFaculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University: Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Wichai EungpinichpongFaculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University: Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Xingze WangFaculty of Physical Education Gannan Normal University, China.
Uraiwon ChatchawanFaculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University: Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Sawitri WanpenFaculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University: Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Orawan BuranrukFaculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University: Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Khon Kaen University · THGannan Normal University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

[Purpose] The study aimed to preliminarily investigate the effects of mechanical-bed massage on exercise-induced back fatigue in athletes. [Subjects and Methods] Twelve male college athletes, randomly allocated to experimental or control groups, were instructed to perform reverse sit-up for 8 sessions until they became fatigued. The experimental group received a 20-min mechanical-bed massage session, while the control group rested on a bed for the same period of time. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) on perceived back muscle fatigue, back muscle endurance, and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) parameters including stress index (SI), HRV index, SDNN, RMSSD, pNN50, LF, HF, and LF/HF were analyzed. [Results] Immediately and 24 hours after the intervention, the VAS significantly differed between the groups. Experimental group's HF was significantly higher immediately after the intervention than control group. Experimental group's LF and LF/HF were significantly lower immediately after the intervention than the control group. [Conclusion] Mechanical bed massage may help athletes overcome the subjective feelings of exercise-induced fatigue, modulate the automatic nervous system activity, especially for balancing sympathetic and parasympathetic activities. Therefore, mechanical bed massage may facilitate recovery from muscle and central fatigue after athlete training or competition.

Indexed as

Exercise-induced fatigueHeart rate variabilityMechanical-bed massage

Identifiers

PMID29581653
PMCPMC5857440
OpenAlexW2792560466

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.