ArticleSports medicine and health science2026
Effect of percussive massage treatment and static stretching on muscle tone, stiffness, and strength recovery after exercise-induced muscle fatigue: A randomized controlled study.
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- Effects of percussive therapy dosages on recovery from acute exercise-induced muscle damage: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2026Pooled it
- Acute Effects of Percussive Massage Intensity on Change-of-Direction Performance, Vertical Jump Kinetics, and Neuromuscular Performance Across Morning and Evening Sessions in Trained Male Football Players.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Trial
- Acute Effects of Percussive Therapy on Thigh Muscle Microcirculation and Oxygenation.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Does Massage Gun or Foam Roller Use During a Warm-Up Improve Performance in Trained Athletes?Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare the effects of percussive massage treatment and static stretching on muscle tone, stiffness, and strength recovery following exercise fatigue. Sixty subjects were randomly divided into three groups: a control group (CG, Results: At Post-0, muscle tone and stiffness in both the control group and static stretching group were significantly higher than Pre-exercise, while in the percussive massage treatment group, there were no statistically significant differences compared to Pre-exercise. At Post-48 h, peak torque in the control group was significantly lower than Pre-exercise. In contrast, the percussive massage treatment group and static stretching group showed no significant differences at Post-48 h compared to Pre-exercise. These findings indicated that percussive massage therapy is immediately effective in mitigating muscle tone and stiffness after exercise fatigue, whereas static stretching and percussive massage therapy facilitate the recovery of muscle strength within 48 h.
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