Massage Therapy May Help Pain and Endurance Performance in Modern Pentathlon Athletes with Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis (PF) is common among both sports and inactive individuals and several treatment approaches are available. There is no study that examines the effect of massage on PF in multi-discipline athletes such as modern pentathletes. This study evaluated the effectiveness of massage on moder...

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Published in:Akdeniz Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 2023-03, Vol.6 (1), p.52-63
Main Authors: BAYER, Ramazan, YARALI BİNGÖL, Duygu, EKEN, Özgür, YAĞIN, Fatma Hilal, BAYRAKDAROĞLU, Serdar, BAYER, Eda
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Language:English
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Summary:Plantar fasciitis (PF) is common among both sports and inactive individuals and several treatment approaches are available. There is no study that examines the effect of massage on PF in multi-discipline athletes such as modern pentathletes. This study evaluated the effectiveness of massage on modern pentathletes suffering from PF. Twelve male athletes between the ages of 18 and 25 who had a history of plantar fasciitis pain and participated in modern pentathlon sports took part in the study. Every athlete received a 15-minute deep friction massage (DFM) between 13:00 and 17:00 on each day of the week for 15 days. Before and after the massage, all athletes' pain and endurance levels were measured. For pain assessments, pressure pain algometry was utilised, and for endurance evaluations, the yo-yo intermittent endurance test was utilised. Athletes participating in the study before (3.5 (2-5)) and after (7 (6-8)) pain average measurements and before massage (830±60) and after (1498.33±52.88) endurance average measurements pretest-post It was determined that there was a statistically significant difference between test values. According to the study, massage, an alternative therapeutic strategy, can be used to address the PF issue. To increase the accuracy of the findings and to assert that massage is the definitive treatment for PF, it is proposed that other sample groups with PF diagnoses be included in the studies, or that the treatment time for a single sample group be extended. Plantar fasiit (PF) problemi sedanter bireylerde olduğu kadar sporcularda da sıklıkla görülmekte ve tedavi etmek amacıyla farklı yöntemler kullanılmaktır. Yapılan çalışmalar incelendiğinde masajın PF problemi olan bireylerde yaygın bir şekilde kullanım alanı olduğu fakat bu çalışmalar arasında modern pentatlon sporu gibi çoklu branşlara katılım sağlayan sporcular üzerinde masajın PF probleminde etkisini belirleyen çalışmanın olmadığı belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışma, PF modern pentatloncularda masaj uygulamasının etkisini değerlendirme amacıyla yapılmıştır. Çalışmaya PF ağrı öyküsü bulunup modern pentatlon sporu yapan 18-25 yaş aralığında 12 erkek sporcu katıldı. Tüm sporculara 15 gün boyunca haftanın her günü 13:00-17:00 saatleri arasında toplam 15 dakika boyunca derin friksiyon masajı (DFM) uygulandı. Masaj öncesi ve sonrası tüm sporcuların ağrı ve dayanıklılık ölçümleri alındı. Ağrı ölçümü değerlendirmeleri basınç ağrı algometresi, dayanıklık ölçümleri için ise yo-yo aralıklı dayanık
ISSN:2667-5463
2667-5463
DOI:10.38021/asbid.1179909