Sports

Overview

Massage Sports massage is a specific type of massage therapy that caters to the needs of athletes. It helps to improve athletic performance and reduce the risk of injury by manipulating soft tissues, such as muscles, tendons, ligaments, and connective tissue. Sports massage can also be used for rehabilitation and pain management, as well as for relaxation, stress reduction, and to enhance sports performance. Its techniques involve kneading the soft tissues of the body and stimulating circulation of blood and lymphatic fluids. Sports massage is an effective way for athletes to enhance their performance, and it can also be used for recovery after strenuous workouts or competitions.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 52 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

• Self-esteem as a predictor of career decision-making competence in middle school students: The mediating role of parental career-related support
  2026 · Uluslararası Türk Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi
• EQUESTRIAN ACCIDENTS – A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
  2026 · International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Social Science
• Values, motivation, and physical activity among Chinese sport sciences students
  2025 · PLoS ONE
• The Mediating Role of Parental Support in the Relationship between Administrative Support and Individual vs. Team Sport Participation among University Student-Athletes: A Binary Logistic Regression Analysis
  2025 · Journal of Social Sciences Research & Policy
• Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin Sportif Faaliyetlere Katılım Durumları ile Akademik Başarıları Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi
  2025 · Spor Eğitim Dergisi
• THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ISOMETRIC HANDGRIP EXERCISES TO REDUCE BLOOD PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION: CASE STUDY
  Lu'lu Nurhaliza et al. · 2025 · International Journal of Biomedical Nursing Review
• Values, motivation, and physical activity among Chinese sport sciences students
  2025 · PLOS ONE
• Analyzing the impact of traditional and sports-based teaching methods on team cohesion and team cognition among college students
  Hongke Zhong et al. · 2025 · International Journal of Educational Management & Development Studies

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