Massage alleviates delayed onset muscle soreness after strenuous exercise

Heading out for race, training or tramping?
Book in a recovery massage afterwards 🙌

➡️ A 2017 study evaluated the effects of massage on alleviating delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS) and muscle performance after strenuous exercise. The authors of the study searched through scientific databases and found 11 studies with total of 504 participants relevant to

➡️ The findings demonstrated that muscle soreness rating decreased significantly when the participants received massage intervention compared with no intervention at 24h.

🔎 Read more:
Massage Alleviates Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness after Strenuous Exercise: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Jianmin Guo et al. Front Physiol. 2017.
Front Physiol 2017 Sep 27;8:747.
doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00747. eCollection 2017.