Efectos del masaje deportivo sobre el rendimiento fisico

Abstract

Objective: To determine the impact of sports massage in three intervention groups on physical performance variables. Method: quantitative, experimental study with the participation of 35 athletes who were randomly linked to three intervention groups: massage, active recovery, and control, after having been evaluated both pre and post intervention. As part of the tests, the following were considered: pain, subjective perception of effort, jump test and maximum resistance test in squat. To compare the means obtained from the pre-test and the post-test, the Student T test was used for related samples. Results: The analysis showed significant differences in the massage group on pain and perception of effort (p=0.000), while for the intervention group with active recovery there were significant differences in the variables of pain, perception of effort (p=0.000) and physical performance tests (p=0.001). Conclusions: the impact of massage on pain and perception of exertion, but not on physical performance, is evidenced.