Davidson Tish 1995 Sports Massage Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine 1 6
The reason for this study is to see the effect that sports massage has on athletes before and after competition. Sports massage is a form of exercise that is used by people participating in sports. ... Many different countries have their own form of sports massage, depending on the sports and activities that the country participates in. The Soviet Union was the first country to have a massage therapist travel with their athletes. ... Massaging is now a well-known practice in the United States; the American Massage Therapy Association has recognized sports massage as a specialty. There are three different types of massage used in sports today.