Massage, warmdown and rest as recuperative measures after short term intense exercise

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Deutscher übersetzter Titel:Massage, Abwaermen und Ruhe als Regenerationsmassnahmen nach kurzen, intensiven Belastungen
Autor:Bale, P.; James, Helen
Erschienen in:Physiotherapy in sport
Veröffentlicht:8 (1991), 2, S. 4-7
Format: Literatur (SPOLIT)
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Medienart: Gedruckte Ressource
Sprache:Englisch
ISSN:0954-0741
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Erfassungsnummer:PU199204049826
Quelle:BISp

Abstract

In order to improve muscular efficiency and enhance work capacity in training and competition the efficiency of passive rest, massage and warmdown (active recovery) after short term intense exercise was investigated. The efficiency of these three treatments were assessed by their ability to remove blood lactate, decrease muscle soreness and increase flexibility. After 2.5 minutes near maximal runs nine middle distance runners completed all three treatments using a Latin Square design. Blood samples were taken prior to exercise, post exercise and post treatment. Flexibility was measured by a sit and reach test and perceived stiffness was evaluated using a questionnaire. ANOVA and t-test were used to examine for differences between treatments and correlation analysis examined the relationship between flexibility and perceived soreness. Though all three conditions caused a decrease in blood lactate values the post treatment values were significantly lower in the massage and warmdown conditions than for passive rest. There were no significant differences between treatments or between treatment stages for flexibility. However, post treatment perceived soreness and delayed soreness after 12 hours were significantly lower in the massage condition than in the other two conditions. Verf.-Referat