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Video Abstract: Massage as a Mechanotherapy for Skeletal Muscle

Video Author: Douglas W. Van Pelt, Marcus M. Lawrence, Benjamin F. Miller, Timothy A. Butterfield, and Esther E. Dupont-Versteegden
Published on: 04.20.2021
Associated with: Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews. 49(2):107-114, April 2021

Video Abstract
Issue: ESSR 49.2 article "Massage as a Mechanotherapy for Skeletal Muscle"
Authors: Douglas W. Van Pelt, Marcus M. Lawrence, Benjamin F. Miller, Timothy A. Butterfield, and Esther E. Dupont-Versteegden
Abstract: Massage is anecdotally associated with many health benefits, but physiological and clinically relevant mechanisms recently have begun to be investigated in a controlled manner. Herein, we describe research supporting our hypothesis that massage can be used as a mechanotherapy imparting biologically relevant adaptations in skeletal muscle and improving muscle properties.

Transcript available at:  https://journals.lww.com/acsm-essr/Documents/Video%20Abstract%20Transcripts/ESSR%20April21_video%20abstract%20transcript.pdf

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