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‘Recover quicker, train harder, and increase flexibility’: massage therapy for elite paracyclists, a mixed-methods study

OBJECTIVES: Massage therapy (MT) enhances recovery by reducing pain and fatigue in able-bodied endurance athletes. In athletes with disabilities, no studies have examined similar MT outcomes, yet participation in sport has increased by >1000 athletes from 1996 to 2016 Olympic games. We examined t...

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Autores principales: Kennedy, Ann Blair, Patil, Nirav, Trilk, Jennifer L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5786918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29387449
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2017-000319