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Article: Acute effects of two massage techniques on ankle joint flexibility and power of the plantar flexors.(Research article)
- Article from:
- Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
- Article date:
- December 1, 2007
- Author:
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine if three minutes of petrissage and tapotement forms of massage would influence plantar flexors' flexibility, and muscle power. Nineteen participants were randomly subjected to three conditions (control and two massages) before performing two power tests. Prior to the intervention, subjects completed ankle joint flexibility assessments. The conditions were; (1) control, where subjects lay prone and had a therapist's hands resting, (2) vigorous petrissage, and (3) tapotement applied at a rate of 4Hz; all on the triceps surae. Following completion of the intervention, subjects immediately completed a post-ankle ...
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