Table 1.

Search terms used in Pubmed database.

Search strategy
#1 Intervention: ((((((“Massage Therapy”) OR “Massage Therapies”) OR “Therapies, Massage”) OR “Therapy, Massage” OR “Tuina” OR “Manipulation” OR “Manual therapy”)) AND “Massage”[Mesh]
#2 Participant: (“Athletic Injuries”[Mesh]) AND ((((((((((((((((((Injuries, Sports) OR Injury, Sports) OR Sports Injury) OR Sports Injuries) OR Injuries, Athletic) OR Athletic Injury) OR Injury, Athletic) OR Athletic Performance) OR Sports Performance) OR Performance, Sports) OR Exercise-induced Muscle Damage) OR EIMD) OR Sprains) OR Strains) OR torn ligaments) OR ligaments, torn) OR ligaments, rupture) OR ligaments, flabby))
#3 Study desgin: (randomized controlled trial [pt] OR controlled clinical trial [pt] OR randomized [tiab] OR placebo [tiab] OR clinical trials as topic [mesh: noexp] OR randomly [tiab] OR trial [ti])NOT (animals [mh] NOT humans [mh])
#4 #1 AND #2 AND #3