Delayed onset muscular soreness peaks in 24-48 hours after unaccustomed strenuous physical exercise. Therapists often provide manual massage with the hands to acutely relief the soreness. Alternatives to manual hand massage can be useful for therapists. Here the investigators examine the acute effect of a "massage roller" on DOMS in the hamstring muscles
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
22
The hamstring muscle will be massaged with a "massage roller" for ten minutes.
National Research Centre for the Working Environment
Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Perceived soreness on a scale of 0-10
0: no soreness 10: worst imaginable soreness
Time frame: change from before to after massage (average of 0, 10, 30 and 60 min after)
Pressure pain threshold (PPT) of the hamstring muscles
Time frame: change from before to after massage (average of 0, 10, 30 and 60 min after)
Hamstring range of motion
Time frame: change from before to after massage (average of 0, 10, 30 and 60 min after)
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