Open AccessSports massage as a method of preventing delayed onest muscle soreness
Author(s) -
Paweł Choroszewicz,
Anna Maria Dobosiewicz,
Nataliya S. Badiuk
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pedagogy and psychology of sport
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2450-6605
DOI - 10.12775/pps.2020.06.02.010
Subject(s) - massage , delayed onset muscle soreness , amateur , athletes , physical therapy , medicine , eccentric exercise , physical medicine and rehabilitation , muscle damage , alternative medicine , pathology , political science , law
Physical activity, despite it’s many advantages for health and fitness, can have negative effects on humans. One of them may be delayed muscle soreness (DOMS), which appears 48-72 hours after the end of training. People performing intensive training, performing eccentric exercises, as well as people who take up activity once in a while are exposed. DOMS can meet both qualified athletes and amateurs of sport.
There is a collage of hypotheses explaining the formation of delayed muscle soreness. The most recent one is that DOMS is the result of muscle micro-injuries. There is also no single effective method of pain treatment. Pharmacology, hot and cold treatment methods, stretching and massage are applied. Research on athletes as well as amateur athletes shows that sports massage leads to faster regeneration of muscles affected by DOMS.