Massage therapy decreases pain and perceived fatigue after long-distance Ironman triathlon: a randomised trial

Massage therapy decreases pain and perceived fatigue after long-distance Ironman triathlon: a randomised trial

Question: Can massage therapy reduce pain and perceived fatigue in the quadriceps of athletes after a long-distance triathlon race (Ironman)? Design: Randomised, controlled trial with concealed allocation, intention-to-treat analysis and blinded outcome assessors. Participants: Seventy-four triathlo...

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Main Authors: Guilherme S Nunes, Paula Urio Bender, Fábio Sprada de Menezes, Igor Yamashitafuji, Valentine Zimermann Vargas, Bruna Wageck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:Journal of Physiotherapy
Subjects:
Musculoskeletal manipulations
Musculoskeletal pain
Athletes
Quadriceps muscle
Fatigue
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1836955316000187

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