Massage as a Mechanotherapy for Skeletal Muscle

作者：Douglas W. Van Pelt, Marcus M. Lawrence, Benjamin F. Miller, Timothy A. Butterfield, Esther E. Dupont-Versteegden · 发表于：Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews · 年份：2021 · DOI：10.1249/jes.0000000000000244 · 被引用次数：25 · 研究领域：Exercise and Physiological Responses、Biofield Effects and Biophysics、Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment

Massage is anecdotally associated with many health benefits, but physiological and clinically relevant mechanisms recently have begun to be investigated in a controlled manner. Herein, we describe research supporting our hypothesis that massage can be used as a mechanotherapy imparting biologically relevant adaptations in skeletal muscle and improving muscle properties.