{"id":25635,"date":"2025-04-09T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T09:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=25635"},"modified":"2025-04-09T09:27:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T09:27:47","slug":"massage-can-help-after-a-workout-but-not-for-the-reason-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=25635","title":{"rendered":"Massage Can Help After a Workout, But Not for the Reason You Think"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There\u2019s no question it feels good and relaxes you. But does massage really affect sore muscles?<\/p>\n

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Massage isn\u2019t just for upscale spas that serve cucumber water. For many amateur and professional athletes, it\u2019s an extension of their training program.<\/p>\n

Running races frequently feature massage stations, many high-end gyms offer post-workout rub downs and most elite sports teams have a massage therapist on staff. The massage gun market is estimated at over half a billion dollars<\/a>, according to several market research firms, led by dozens of companies, like Theragun, Ekrin and Mebak<\/a>. But most exercisers don\u2019t need much convincing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you talk to athletes, massage is one of their favorite recovery strategies,\u201d said Shona Halson, a professor of exercise science at Australian Catholic University. \u201cAnd we all know why \u2014 because it feels good. It\u2019s obviously doing something that athletes perceive as beneficial.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is no question that massage can make you feel better in the short term and a lot of people find that it and foam rolling<\/a> can ease muscle knots<\/a> and even increase flexibility. And as an athlete, I\u2019ve found that massage almost always makes me feel better after a race or hard workout.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But as a science journalist, I\u2019ve long wondered what it\u2019s actually doing to my body. So I dug into the studies and talked to researchers who have investigated it. Here\u2019s what they said.<\/p>\n