Massage as a Mechanotherapy for Skeletal Muscle. Issue 2 (April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Van Pelt, Douglas W.; Lawrence, Marcus M.; Miller, Benjamin F.; Butterfield, Timothy A.; Dupont-Versteegden, Esther E.
• Is Part Of: Exercise and sport sciences reviews. Volume 49:Issue 2(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-04
• Subjects: massage -- mechanotherapy -- skeletal muscle -- atrophy -- exercise; Sports -- Physiological aspects -- Periodicals; Exercise -- Physiological aspects -- Periodicals; Sports medicine -- Periodicals; 612.76
• DOI: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000244
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0091-6331

Abstract

Abstract : Massage is anecdotally associated with many health benefits, but physiological and clinically relevant mechanisms recently have begun to be investigated in a controlled manner. Herein, we describe research supporting our hypothesis that massage can be used as a mechanotherapy imparting biologically relevant adaptations in skeletal muscle and improving muscle properties. Abstract : Massage is a mechanotherapy that promotes recovery of skeletal muscle after damaging exercise and disuse atrophy.