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SUBMITTER: Aboodarda SJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4587678 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Aboodarda S J SJ Spence A J AJ Button Duane C DC
BMC musculoskeletal disorders 20150928
<h4>Background</h4>The aim of the present study was to determine the acute effect of rolling massage on pressure pain threshold (PPT) in individuals with tender spots in their plantar flexor muscles.<h4>Methods</h4>In a randomized control trial and single blinded study, tender spots were identified in 150 participants' plantar flexor muscles (gastrocnemius or soleus). Then participants were randomly assigned to one of five intervention groups (n = 30): 1) heavy rolling massage on the calf that e ...[more]