Does post-exercise massage treatment reduce delayed onset muscle soreness? A systematic review

One article on PainSci cites Ernst 1998: A Deep Dive into Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness

PainSci notes on Ernst 1998:

From the article: “An effective treatment has been sought for many years … to date, none of these approaches has been fully convincing.”

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• “Massage therapy attenuates inflammatory signaling after exercise-induced muscle damage,” Crane et al, Science Translational Medicine, 2012.
• Massage Does Not Reduce Inflammation — The making of a new massage myth from a high-tech study of muscle samples after intense exercise
• “Effectiveness of sports massage for recovery of skeletal muscle from strenuous exercise,” Best et al, Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, 2008.
• “Ice massage. Effects on exercise-induced muscle damage,” Howatson et al, J Sports Med Phys Fitness, 2003.
• “Treatment and prevention of delayed onset muscle soreness,” Connolly et al, Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 2003.

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