A comparison of the effects of effleurage and passive rest on blood lactate removal in track athletes after exercise.

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Bitchell, Charlotte
Date
2015Type
Dissertation
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Cardiff Metropolitan University
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The purpose of this study was to discover if sports massage had a greater effect on the
removal of blood lactate after high intensity exercise when compared with passive rest.
Nine university level track athletes (19.9 ± 1.8 years, 175.3 ± 7.1 cm, 63.4 ± 6.7 kg)
performed two 400m runs over a period of two weeks. Recovery interventions were
administered after the 400m run and consisted of sports massage, using the effleurage
technique, and passive rest. A randomised crossover design was utilised and each
participant underwent both recovery interventions. Blood lactate was measured at four
time points across the study, after the warm up, two minutes after the 400m, immediately
after the 20 minute massage or passive rest and again 20 minutes after the initial
recovery. Blood lactate was measured by taking whole blood from the fingertip and
analysed using the Biosen analyser in milimoles per litre (mmol/L). Data was presented as
mean ± standard deviation (SD) and significance was accepted at p < 0.05 level. A paired
t-test revealed no significant difference (p > 0.05) between the blood lactate values after
the warm up and after the 400m between week one and week two, and a significant
difference ( p < 0.001) between post warm up and post 400m blood lactate values. A two
way repeated measures ANOVA revealed no significant difference (p > 0.05) between the
sports massage and passive rest interventions. Sports massage did not improve the
removal of blood lactate when compared to passive rest, indicating that massage did not
have a significant effect on the blood lactate clearance after exercise.
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