Comparison of Acute Effect of Different Manual Techniques on Muscle Fascia Stiffness

Comparison of Acute Effect of Manual Lymph Drainage and Swedish Massage on Muscle Fascia Stiffness Applied After Exercise in Healthy Young Women

There are studies investigating the effect of different massage methods on muscle fascia stiffness but the results do not support each other. In addition, there is no study to investigate the effect of MLD on muscle fascia stiffness. The aim of this study is to determine the acute effect of MLD and classical (Swedish) massage (KM) on muscle fascia stiffness after exercise.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being health and woman
• No systemic problem preventing exercise
• Having sufficient level of perception to perceive commands
• BMI≤25

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a history of injury and surgery through the Quadriceps femoris muscle in the last three months
• Having a disease that will affect myofascial structure features
• Having a disease that will affect normal body temperature
• Chronic pain in Quadriceps femoris muscle that has been going on for the last three months.