Table 2.
| Outcome measure | Time after administered massage (min.) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −10 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 60 | ||
| VAS | ||||||
| CO to MA | −0.04 (−0.87 to 0.79) | 2.05 (1.22 to 2.89) * | 2.23 (1.40 to 3.06) * | 1.82 (0.99 to 2.65) * | 1.78 (0.94 to 2.61) * | |
| CO to MC | 0 (−0.83 to 0.83) | 0.82 (−0.01 to 1.65) | 0.91 (0.08 to 1.74) * | 0.68 (−0.15 to 1.51) | 0.55 (−0.29 to 1.38) | |
| MA to MC | 0.04 (−0.56 to 0.65) | −1.23 (−1.83 to −0.63) * | −1.32 (−1.93 to 0.72) * | −1.14 (−1.74 to −0.54) * | −1.23 (−1.83 to −0.63) * | |
| PPT | ||||||
| CO to MA | 7.86 (−56 to 71) | −124.94 (−188 to −61) * | −133.90 (−197 to −70) * | −136.71 (−200 to −73) * | −119.43 (−106 to 22) | |
| CO to MC | 10.06 (−54 to 74) | −20.14 (−84 to 44) | −31.89 (−96 to 32) | −42.07 (−51 to 55) | −36.24 (−100 to 28) | |
| MA to MC | 2.20 (−51 to 55) | 104.80 (52 to 158) * | 102.01 (49 to 155) * | 94.64 (42 to 148) * | 83.20 (30 to 136) * | |
| ROM | ||||||
| CO to MA | −0.78 (−3.99 to 2.42) | 2.04 (−1.17 to 5.25) | 3.55 (0.34 to 6.76) * | 3.07 (−0.14 to 6.27) | 2.25 (−0.96 to 5.46) | |
| CO to MC | −0.43 (−3.62 to 2.76) | −0.56 (−3.75 to 2.63) | 1.34 (−1.85 to 4.53) | 0.88 (−2.31 to 4.07) | 0.56 (−2.63 to 3.76) | |
| MA to MC | 0.35 (−2.04 to 2.74) | −2.60 (−5.00 to −0.21) * | −2.21 (−4.60 to 0.18) | −2.19 (−4.58 to 0.21) | −1.69 (−4.08 to 0.71) | |
Reported as difference between least square means (95% confidence interval) of the three groups.
*
indicates significance level of p < 0.05
VAS = Perceived soreness; PPT = Pressure‐pain threshold; ROM = active range of motion; CO = Control; MA = Massage group; MC = Massage group control leg