Tiidus P M
Department of Physical Education, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 1997 Feb;25(2):107-12. doi: 10.2519/jospt.1997.25.2.107.
There is currently little scientific evidence that manual massage has any significant impact on the short- or long-term recovery of muscle function following exercise or on the physiological factors associated with the recovery process. In addition, delayed onset muscle soreness may not be affected by massage. Light exercise of the affected muscles is probably more effective than massage in improving muscle blood flow (thereby possibly enhancing healing) and temporarily reducing delayed onset muscle soreness. This paper reviews current scientific evidence on the use of manual massage to affect: 1) muscle damage caused by eccentric muscle action; 2) retention and recovery of muscle strength and performance following "eccentric-mechanical" muscle damage; 3) reduction of delayed onset muscle soreness following "eccentric-mechanical" muscle damage; and 4) recovery of muscle strength and performance following anaerobic exercise. Because manual massage does not appear to have a demonstrated effect on the above, its use in athletic settings for these purposes should be questioned.
目前几乎没有科学证据表明，手法按摩对运动后肌肉功能的短期或长期恢复，或对与恢复过程相关的生理因素有任何显著影响。此外，延迟性肌肉酸痛可能不受按摩影响。对受影响的肌肉进行轻度运动，在改善肌肉血流（从而可能促进愈合）和暂时减轻延迟性肌肉酸痛方面，可能比按摩更有效。本文综述了关于手法按摩作用的当前科学证据：1）离心性肌肉活动引起的肌肉损伤；2）“离心 - 机械性”肌肉损伤后肌肉力量和性能的保持与恢复；3）“离心 - 机械性”肌肉损伤后延迟性肌肉酸痛的减轻；4）无氧运动后肌肉力量和性能的恢复。由于手法按摩似乎对上述方面没有已证实的效果，因此在运动场景中出于这些目的使用手法按摩值得质疑。
