The effect of massage on localized lumbar muscle fatigue

Abstract

Background: There is not enough evidence to support the efficacy of massage for muscle fatigue despite wide utilization of the modality in various clinical settings. This study investigated the influence of massage application on localized back muscle fatigue.

Psychophysiological Effects of Massage-Myofascial Release After Exercise: A Randomized Sham-Control Study

“…However, the effectiveness of this therapy at the myoelectric level has not yet been established, 2,15 and no evidence has been published on the EMG effects of myofascial release massage. Changes in neural recruitment after myofascial release can be studied by EMG recordings.…”

Dry Needling Technique in Myofascial Pain - Clinical Case Report.

“…Since the beginning of the 21st century, serious scientific attention has been given to this method [10,11]. The dry needling technique emerged empirically, in different schools and conceptual models, were developed including the radiculopathy model which is a form of deep dry needling and the myofascial trigger point model is a form of superficial needling [12][13][14]. Patients with cardiovascular problems and bleeding or those who are taking drugs for the blood thinner will not be allowed to use the dry needling technique [15][16][17].…”

“…The therapeutic approach of myofascial pain syndrome is extremely difficult due to the difficulty of diagnosis, which occurs in only 15% of cases [12]. The treatment for myofascial pain syndrome is broad and has many techniques, most commonly used: ischemic pressure (IP), dry needling (DN), wet needling, passive stretching, stretching and spraying, TENS, massage [12], ultrasound and laser [8,14,15].…”

“…The treatment for myofascial pain syndrome is broad and has many techniques, most commonly used: ischemic pressure (IP), dry needling (DN), wet needling, passive stretching, stretching and spraying, TENS, massage [12], ultrasound and laser [8,14,15]. In these techniques DN and IP appear to be very effective in the treatment of myofacial pain syndrome [15,16,17].…”

Effect of Massage on Clinical and Physiological Variables During Muscle Fatigue Task in Participants With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Crossover Study

“…Using a 90-second back extension movement assessment, the authors failed to identify any changes in paraspinal muscle activity amplitude and frequency domain. 17 Other studies concluded that there was no effect on muscular activation when massage is applied to lower limb muscles such as biceps femoris 18 and knee extensors. 19 Overall, current evidence suggests that massage therapy can yield positive clinical outcomes such as reduction of clinical pain in individuals with cLBP.…”