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<italic>Study aim</italic>: Warm-up is an indispensable element of sports training. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of warm-up exercises with Swedish, classic sports massage and Chinese self-massage on functional limitations of the locomotive system.
<italic>Materials and methods</italic>: The study included 42 women and 13 men aged 19 to 22. They all performed the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) test, without a warm-up, and then (after a week) performed it again after either a standard warm-up with sports massage (Group 1) or a warm-up with Chinese self-massage (Group 2).
<italic>Results</italic>: Both groups obtained significantly higher results in the second measurement (FMS test), preceded by a standard warm-up with sports massage (Group 1, p = 0.003) and warm-up with Chinese self-massage (Group 2, p = 0.000). In Group 1, statistically significant differences were observed in the results of the exercises: hurdle step and push-ups. In Group 2, the difference was significant in the attempts to sit down deep, walk over the fence and pump.
<italic>Conclusion</italic>: There were no significant differences between the groups that used massage and self-massage. Both methods can improve movement functionality.
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Study aim: Warm-up is an indispensable element of sports training. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of warm-up exercises with Swedish, classic sports massage and Chinese self-massage on functional limitations of the locomotive system.
Materials and methods: The study included 42 women and 13 men aged 19 to 22. They all performed the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) test, without a warm-up, and then (after a week) performed it again after either a standard warm-up with sports massage (Group 1) or a warm-up with Chinese self-massage (Group 2).
Results: Both groups obtained significantly higher results in the second measurement (FMS test), preceded by a standard warm-up with sports massage (Group 1, p = 0.003) and warm-up with Chinese self-massage (Group 2, p = 0.000). In Group 1, statistically significant differences were observed in the results of the exercises: hurdle step and push-ups. In Group 2, the difference was significant in the attempts to sit down deep, walk over the fence and pump.
Conclusion: There were no significant differences between the groups that used massage and self-massage. Both methods can improve movement functionality.

Classic sports massage vs. Chinese self-massage. Which one is more effective in warm-up?

Department of Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy Division

University of Physical Education in Warsaw

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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Study aim: Warm-up is an indispensable element of sports training. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of warm-up exercises with Swedish, classic...

Classic sports massage vs. Chinese self-massage. Which one is more effective in warm-up?

Published Online: Mar 15, 2021

Page range: 97 - 102

Received: Oct 20, 2020

Accepted: Nov 30, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2021-0012

Keywords
Self-massage, Sports massage, Warm-up, Functional Movement Screen

© 2021 Dariusz Boguszewski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Classic sports massage vs. Chinese self-massage. Which one is more effective in warm-up?

Published Online: Mar 15, 2021

Page range: 97 - 102

Received: Oct 20, 2020

Accepted: Nov 30, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2021-0012

KeywordsSelf-massage, Sports massage, Warm-up, Functional Movement Screen

© 2021 Dariusz Boguszewski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Self-massage, Sports massage, Warm-up, Functional Movement Screen