The quality of training conditions affects sporting success, injuries and health. The aim of the work was to present the conditions during the preparations of Polish athletes for the Summer Paralympic Games 2004-2012. The study encompassed 271 paralympians: Athens (91), Beijing (89) and London (91), competing in 13 disciplines. The research was based on a two-part questionnaire by Kłodecka-Róża...

Introduction Massage techniques fall within the scope of many different health care providers. Physical therapists, occupational therapists, and chiropractors receive insurance reimbursement for health care services, including massage. Although many patients pay out of pocket for massage services, it is unclear how the insurance company reimbursement policies factor provider qualifications into...

BACKGROUND Massage therapists are at times unclear about the definition of massage therapy, which creates challenges for the profession. It is important to investigate the current definitions and to consider the field as a whole in order to move toward clarity on what constitutes the constructs within the profession. PURPOSE To determine how a sample of experts understand and describe the fie...

Massage is considered as one of the oldest therapy used to treat various ailments. It was not only used as a preventive measure but also as a measure to cure disease. Ayurveda being a holistic system of medicine has emphasized the utility of Massage in various conditions. Ayurveda explained Massage as Abhyanga which infers anointing the body. Abhyanga not only prevents and delays normal ageing ...

We report a case of a 39-year-old healthy male presenting with an eruption consisting of evenly spaced, well-circumscribed, round, petechial macules over a discrete region on his back. A detailed history revealed that the man participated in a high-intensity combination workout routine and post-exercise massage. He reported using a regulation-sized dimpled softball in order to massage the muscu...

Plantar fasciitis (PF) is common among both sports and inactive individuals several treatment approaches are available. There no study that examines the effect of massage on PF in multi-discipline athletes such as modern pentathletes. This evaluated effectiveness pentathletes suffering from PF. Twelve male between ages 18 25 who had a history plantar pain participated pentathlon took part study...

The article deals with the current problems of rehabilitation dogs participating in sledding competitions. analysis sports injuries among sled was carried out, main types were established, general clinical condition injured monitored, a blood test performed, indicators uric acid serum determined, changes thermographic parameters muscle groups established before physiotherapy and after course re...

The research aimed to determine the effect of Thai massage on fatigue recovery and blood pressure. This was conducted at Health Sports Center (HSC) Therapy Clinic, Yogyakarta State University, using pre-experimental method with a one-group pretest-posttest design. instrument involved measurement scale questionnaire digital sphygmomanometer. study population included patients University (UNY), w...

I feel that it is important to know the stories behind those who are working hard in the field to bring forward massage therapy research. Interviews with massage therapy researchers will now occasionally be included in the Journal as a new editorial feature. The first interview is with Virginia S. Cowen, PhD, LMT a New York State-licensed and NCB board-certified massage therapist with a PhD fro...