Table 3.

Mean ± SD values for the numerical rating scale of soreness (0-10) from the percussive massage (PM) and control (CON) group during pre-eccentric exercise (pre-EE) and 24, 48, and 72 h post-eccentric exercise. On the post-eccentric exercise visits, values were collected before treatment (BT) and after treatment (AT).

	pre-EE	24 h (BT)	24 h (AT)	48 h (BT)	48 h (AT)	72 h (BT)	72 h (AT)
PM	0 ± 0	4.7 ± 1.9†	3.3 ± 1.5*†‡	4.1 ± 1.1†	2.9 ± 0.8*†‡	1.8 ± 1.6	0.8 ± 0.8*‡
CON	0 ± 0	5.9 ± 0.8†	5.9 ± 0.8†	5.4 ± 1.4†	5.4 ± 1.4†	3.1 ± 1.5†	3.1 ± 1.5†

*p < 0.05 vs. CON,

†p < 0.05 vs. pre-EE,

‡p < 0.05 vs. BT (same day visit).