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Massage after exercise--responses of immunologic and endocrine markers.

Posted At : June 18, 2009 3:37 PM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
Related Categories: Massage Therapy


The effectiveness of massage for postexercise recovery remains unclear, despite numerous studies on this issue. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of massage on endocrine and immune functions of healthy active volunteers after intense exercise. After repeated Wingate tests, the effects of whole-body massage and placebo on salivary cortisol, immunoglobulin A (IgA), and total protein levels were compared using a between-group design. Sixty healthy active subjects (23 women, 37 men) underwent 2 exercise protocol sessions at least 2 weeks apart and at the same time of day. The first session familiarized participants with the protocol. In the second session, after a baseline measurement, subjects performed a standardized warm-up followed by three 30-second Wingate tests. After active recovery, subjects were randomly allocated to massage (40-minute myofascial induction) or placebo (40-minute sham electrotherapy) group. Saliva samples were taken before and after the exercise protocols and after recovery. In both groups, the exercise protocol induced a significant increase in cortisol (p < 0.001), decrease in salivary IgA (sIgA) (p < 0.001), and increase in total proteins (p = 0.01) in saliva. Generalized estimating equations showed a significant effect of massage on sIgA rate (p = 0.05), a tendency toward significant effect on salivary total protein levels (p = 0.10), and no effect on salivary flow rate (p = 0.55) or salivary cortisol (p = 0.39). The sIgA secretion rate was higher after the recovery intervention than at baseline among women in the massage group (p = 0.03) but similar to baseline levels among women in the placebo group (p = 0.29). Massage may favor recovery from the transient immunosuppression state induced by exercise in healthy active women, of particular value between high-intensity training sessions or competitions on the same day.

J Strength Cond Res. 2009 Mar;23(2):638-44. Arroyo-Morales M, Olea N, Ruíz C, del Castilo Jde D, Martínez M, Lorenzo C, Díaz-Rodríguez L. Department of Physical Therapy, University of Granada, High Performance Sports Center at Altitude, Sierra Nevada, Granada, Spain. marroyo@ugr.es

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Jevon Dängeli

Posted At : June 18, 2009 1:25 PM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
Related Categories: Who's Who


Jevon is a Certified Trainer of NLP, HNLP (Humanistic Neuro-Linguistic Psychology) and Hypnotherapy as well as a Certified Coach. He is also the developer of The Authentic Self Empowerment™ Method.

His background is seated in his extensive experience as a Personal Fitness Trainer and Judo Coach with a keen interest in health and wellness. Later he became increasingly curious about how our internal beliefs, values and states influence our outer perspective of reality and create our experiences. Thus his desire to achieve a life of authenticity and wellness became an exploration of more holistic approaches which he also integrates into his Training and Coaching style.

Jevon continues to explore and study various personal and professional development methodologies, scientific and metaphysical healing modalities, as well as spiritual systems around the world as he has done over the past twelve years. He especially enjoys keeping up to speed and on par with the latest developments in the NLP, Hypnotherapy and Coaching fields.

For more information visit www.neuro-linguistics.net

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