Open AccessMassage Timing Affects Postexercise Muscle Recovery and Inflammation in a Rabbit Model
Author(s) -
Caroline Haas,
Timothy A. Butterfield,
Sarah M. Abshire,
Yingjie Zhao,
Xiaoli Zhang,
David Jarjoura,
Thomas M. Best
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0b013e31827fdf18
Subject(s) - isometric exercise , medicine , stimulation , massage , anesthesia , eccentric , endocrinology , anatomy , physics , pathology , alternative medicine , quantum mechanics
This study compared the effect of immediate versus delayed massage-like compressive loading (MLL) on peak isometric torque recovery and inflammatory cell infiltration after eccentric exercise (EEX).