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ACUTE EFFECTS OF PRE-EVENT LOWER LIMB MASSAGE ON EXPLOSIVE AND HIGH SPEED MOTOR CAPACITIES AND FLEXIBILITY |
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Ramiz Arabaci  |
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Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Education, University of Uludag, Bursa, Turkey |
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© Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2008) 7, 549 - 555 Search Google Scholar for Citing Articles |
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| The aim of this study was to examine the acute effects of pre-
performance lower limb massage after warm-up on explosive and high-speed
motor capacities and flexibility. Twenty-four physically active healthy
Caucasian male subjects volunteered to participate in this study. All subjects
were from a Physical Education and Sport Department in a large university
in Turkey. The study had a counterbalanced crossover design. Each of the
subjects applied the following intervention protocols in a randomised order;
(a) massage, (b) stretching, and (c) rest. Before (pre) and after (post)
each of the interventions, the 10 meter acceleration (AS), flying start
20 meter sprint (FS), 30 meter sprint from standing position (TS), leg reaction
time (LR), vertical jump (VJ) and sit & reach (SR) tests were performed.
A Wilcoxon's signed rank test was used to compare before and after test
values within the three interventions (massage, stretching and rest). The
data showed a significant worsening, after massage and stretching interventions,
in the VJ, LR (only in stretching intervention), AS and TS tests (p <
0.05), and significant improvement in the SR test (p < 0.05). In contrast,
the rest intervention led only to a significant decrement in TS performance
(p < 0.05). In conclusion, the present findings suggest that performing
10 minute posterior and 5 minute anterior lower limb Swedish massage has
an adverse effect on vertical jump, speed, and reaction time, and a positive
effect on sit and reach test results.
Key words: Massage, warm-up, performance, stretching. |
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