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運動按摩對短期強力運動後肌肉硬度與關節位置重置誤差之影響
Effects of Sports Massage on Muscle Stiffness and Joint Reposition Error After Short-Term Strenuous Exercise
摘要
短期強力運動可造成肌肉微損傷或痠痛，運動按摩是最常用來減緩這些症狀。因此，本研究目的為探討短期強力運動後運動按摩對小腿肌肉硬度與本體感覺之立即效益。本研究為對照試驗，招募10名20歲以上之校隊運動員。使用等速肌力儀進行測試，內容包含小腿的被動肌肉硬度與踝關節位置重置誤差。運動員先使用跑步機慢跑10分鐘作為暖身，而後執行強力運動任務10分鐘。實驗介入將慣用腳做為實驗組給予瑞典式按摩與激痛點療法，非慣用腳則作為控制組無給予任何介入。研究結果顯示：實驗組與控制組間肌肉硬度與關節位置重置誤差均無顯著差異，在實驗組中，肌肉硬度在暖身後以及運動後相較於暖身前均有顯著下降。關節位置重置誤差變化在兩組均有產生變化，但反應不同。實驗組在介入後，背屈與蹠屈中段運動範圍的關節位置重置誤差表現相較暖身前更小，控制組則是在暖身後蹠屈極端位置的重置誤差表現較暖身前大。本研究結論認為運動前的暖身可以明顯降低慣用肢小腿肌肉硬度，強力運動後的運動按摩可改善踝關節中間位置的重置誤差，對本體感覺恢復有助益，但對肌肉硬度的效用仍需後續探討。
並列摘要
Short-term strenuous exercise causes micro-damage and muscle soreness. Sports massage is most commonly used to relieve these symptoms. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the immediate effect of sports massage on ankle muscle stiffness and proprioception after short-term strenuous exercise. For this study, ten elite varsity athletes (aged > 20 years) were recruited. An isokinetic dynamometer was used to measure the passive stiffness of the lower leg muscle and joint reposition error of the ankle joint before the test, following a warm-up and a postexercise intervention for comparisons. Each athlete was warmed up by jogging on a treadmill for 10 minutes. Subsequently, the athletes conducted a strenuous exercise task for 10 minutes. Participants were then treated with Swedish massage and trigger point therapy intervention on the dominant legs (treatment group), and the non-dominant legs as the control group. The results indicated that: no significant difference in muscle stiffness and joint reposition error were observed between the treatment and the control group. In the treatment group, muscle stiffness decreased significantly after warming up, and after the postexercise intervention compared to that before the test. The joint reposition errors were also changed in the both groups but with different reactions. The joint reposition error in the larger plantar flexion position became worse after warm-up in the control group, while that in the middle range of dorsiflexion and plantar flexion after intervention was better than before any exercise in the treatment group. This study concludes that warm-up before strenuous exercise is beneficial to leg muscle stiffness; and sports massage is beneficial to joint kinesthesia recovery after strenuous exercise. These provide evidence for exercise therapists regarding the application of this treatment technique.