Effect of deep transverse friction massage vs stretching on football players' performance.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Flexibility, agility and muscle strength are key factors to either win or lose a game. Recently the effect of a new technique, deep transverse friction massage (DTFM) on muscle extensibility as compared to traditional stretching techniques has been examined. AIM:To compare the effect of DTFM vs static and dynamic stretching techniques on the hamstring's extensibility, agility, and strength amongst Lebanese and Syrian football players. Recording the incidence of non-contact hamstring muscle injury was a secondary objective. METHODS:This study is a single-blinded prospective longitudinal randomized controlled trial. The experiment took place over a period of four weeks. Football players were randomized into three intervention groups (static stretching; dynamic stretching; DTFM). P

SUBMITTER: Fakhro MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6960298 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature