Ryan N Moran1, John M Hauth2, Robert Rabena3. 1. Athletic Training Research Laboratory, Department of Health Science, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States. Electronic address: rnmoran@ches.ua.edu. 2. St. Luke's University Health Network, Department of Sports Medicine, Bethlehem, PA, United States. 3. Maplezone Sports Institute, Sports Performance Center, Garnett Valley, PA, United States.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To examine the acute effects of pre-competition massage on acceleration and sprint performance in collegiate track and field athletes. METHODS:Seventeen collegiate male (n = 9) and female (N = 8) track and field athletes participated in the study. Athletes were assigned to a counterbalanced, repeated measures designed experiment testing four treatment conditions of a pre-competition massage, dynamic warm-up, combination of a massage and warm-up, and a placebo ultrasound. RESULTS: The reliability between treatments was very high (ICC range: 0.94-0.98) and displayed a high internal consistency (Cronbach α = 0.96). Inter-item correlations for treatments were strong at all time intervals (20-m r = 0.74-0.90; 30-m r = 0.87-0.95; 60-m r = 0.88-0.95). There were no significant differences between the four treatments and performance (p = 0.70). Massage decreased 60-meter sprint performance in comparison to the traditional warm-up, although the combination of the massage and warm-up appeared to have no greater difference than the warm-up alone. CONCLUSIONS:Massage prior to competition remains questionable due to a lack of effectiveness in improving sprint performance. Further, pre-competition massage may not be more effective as a pre-event modality, over a traditional warm-up.
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PURPOSE: To examine the acute effects of pre-competition massage on acceleration and sprint performance in collegiate track and field athletes. METHODS: Seventeen collegiate male (n = 9) and female (N = 8) track and field athletes participated in the study. Athletes were assigned to a counterbalanced, repeated measures designed experiment testing four treatment conditions of a pre-competition massage, dynamic warm-up, combination of a massage and warm-up, and a placebo ultrasound. RESULTS: The reliability between treatments was very high (ICC range: 0.94-0.98) and displayed a high internal consistency (Cronbach α = 0.96). Inter-item correlations for treatments were strong at all time intervals (20-m r = 0.74-0.90; 30-m r = 0.87-0.95; 60-m r = 0.88-0.95). There were no significant differences between the four treatments and performance (p = 0.70). Massage decreased 60-meter sprint performance in comparison to the traditional warm-up, although the combination of the massage and warm-up appeared to have no greater difference than the warm-up alone. CONCLUSIONS: Massage prior to competition remains questionable due to a lack of effectiveness in improving sprint performance. Further, pre-competition massage may not be more effective as a pre-event modality, over a traditional warm-up.
Authors: David P Trofa; Kyle K Obana; Carl L Herndon; Manish S Noticewala; Robert L Parisien; Charles A Popkin; Christopher S Ahmad Journal: J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev Date: 2020-01-03
Authors: David P Trofa; Kyle K Obana; Carl L Herndon; Manish S Noticewala; Robert L Parisien; Charles A Popkin; Christopher S Ahmad Journal: J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev Date: 2020-01-03
Authors: Albert Pérez-Bellmunt; Noé Labata-Lezaun; Luis Llurda-Almuzara; Jacobo Rodríguez-Sanz; Vanessa González-Rueda; Elena Bueno-Gracia; Derya Celik; Carlos López-de-Celis Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-04-08 Impact factor: 3.390