The Effect of a Swedish Relaxation Massage and Meditation Session in Controlling Mental Fatigue on Reactive Balance and Lower Extremity Function of Amateur Athletes

Gholami, Faezeh; Haydari, Manouchehr

doi:10.61186/jsmt.21.25.58

Volume 21, Issue 25 (9-2023) RSMT 2023, 21(25): 58-75 | Back to browse issues page

‎ 10.61186/jsmt.21.25.58

Mendeley

Zotero

RefWorks

Gholami F, Haydari M. The Effect of a Swedish Relaxation Massage and Meditation Session in Controlling Mental Fatigue on Reactive Balance and Lower Extremity Function of Amateur Athletes. RSMT 2023; 21 (25) :58-75
URL: http://jsmt.khu.ac.ir/article-1-572-en.html

The Effect of a Swedish Relaxation Massage and Meditation Session in Controlling Mental Fatigue on Reactive Balance and Lower Extremity Function of Amateur Athletes

Faezeh Gholami

, Manouchehr Haydari

Razi University , mhaidary2000@yahoo.com‬

Abstract: (3024 Views)

Mental fatigue is usually caused by long-term cognitive activities; in a way that reduces cognitive performance and leads to changes in functional activities. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a session of Swedish relaxation massage and meditation in controlling mental fatigue on reactive balance and Lower extremity function of amateur athletes. In this study, 16 female physical education athletes were purposefully selected as a sample based on the study entry criteria, and were subjected to mental fatigue protocol (45 minutes of cognitive activity (Stroop test)), Swedish relaxation massage (30 minutes) and meditation (30 minutes) with a time interval of 48 hours. Reactive balance was evaluated with Y test with automatic lights and, Lower extremity function was evaluated with single hop for distance, triple hop for distance, meter-6 and hop crossover-triple distance tests. Repeated analysis of variance test was used to check intra-group changes.The findings showed that there is a significant difference between the average scores of reactive balance and lower limb performance of the subjects when comparing the post-test of mental fatigue with the post-test of massage and meditation (P<0.05). Also, there is a significant difference between the subjects' scores comparing massage and meditation for reactive balance and body function (P<0.05).In order to prevent sports injuries in athletes, Swedish relaxation massage and meditation can be used as an intervention to speed up the recovery of mental fatigue and improve reactive balance and body function.

Keywords: mental fatigue, relaxation massage, meditation, balance, Lower extremity function

Full-Text [PDF 1656 kb] (822 Downloads)

Type of Study: Research | Subject: آسیب شناسی و حرکات اصلاحی
Received: 2023/04/9 | Accepted: 2023/07/12 | Published: 2023/09/1

References

1. Shimokochi Y, Shultz SJ. (2008). Mechanisms of noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury. Journal of athletic training. 43(4):396-408. [DOI:10.4085/1062-6050-43.4.396]

2. Murphy D, Connolly D, Beynnon . ( 2003). Risk factors for lower extremity injury: a review of the literature. British journal of sports medicine. 37(1):13-29. [DOI:10.1136/bjsm.37.1.13]

3. Chan K-M, Fong DT-P, Hong Y, Yung PS-H, Lui PP-Y. (2008). Orthopaedic sport biomechanics-a new paradigm. Clinical Biomechanics. 23:S21-S30. [DOI:10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2007.10.007]

4. Bolino MC, Hsiung H-H, Harvey J, LePine JA. (2015). "Well, I'm tired of tryin'!" Organizational citizenship behavior and citizenship fatigue. Journal of Applied Psychology. 100(1):56. [DOI:10.1037/a0037583]

5. Penna EM, Wanner SP, Campos BT, Quinan GR, Mendes TT, Smith MR, et al. (2018). Mental fatigue impairs physical performance in young swimmers. Pediatric exercise science. 30(2):208-15. [DOI:10.1123/pes.2017-0128]

6. Brownsberger, J., Edwards, A., Crowther, R., & Cottrell, D. (2013). Impact of mental fatigue on self-paced exercise. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 34(12), 1029-1036. [DOI:10.1055/s-0033-1343402]

7. Coutinho, D., Gonçalves, B., Wong, D. P., Travassos, B., Coutts, A. J., & Sampaio, J. (2018). Exploring the effects of mental and muscular fatigue in soccer players' performance. Human movement science, 58, 287-296. [DOI:10.1016/j.humov.2018.03.004]

8. Van Cutsem, J., Marcora, S., De Pauw, K., Bailey, S., Meeusen, R., Roelands, B. (2017). The effects of mental fatigue on physical performance: a systematic review. Sports medicine. 47(8):1569-1588. [DOI:10.1007/s40279-016-0672-0]

9. Marcora SM, Staiano W, Manning V. (2009). Mental fatigue impairs physical performance in humans. Journal of applied physiology.. [DOI:10.1152/japplphysiol.91324.2008]

10. Gholami F, Heydari M, Gandami F, Farzaneh. (2021). The immediate effect of Swedish relaxation massage and meditation after mental fatigue on dynamic and semi-dynamic balance and lower limb performance of female university athletes. Bimonthly scientific-research journal of rehabilitation medicine. { Persian}

11. SarhadHasan M, Haydary M, Gandomi F. (2020). Effect of Mental Fatigue on Balance, Lower Extremity Function, and Landing Biomechanic Changes in Amateur Men Athletic. J Rehab Med. 9(2):177-67. {Persian}

12. poorbarzegar M, Minoonejad H, seidi f, mozafaripour E. (2016). The Immediate Effect of Lower Extremity Sport Massage on Dynamic and Static Balance in Collegiate Male Athletes. Research in biological sciences and physical activity. 3(4):41-7.

13. Toth M, Kahn J, Walton T, Hrbek A, Eisenberg DM, Phillips RS. (2003). Therapeutic massage intervention for hospitalized patients with cancer: a pilot study. Alternative & complementary therapies. 9(3):117-24. [DOI:10.1089/107628003322017341]

14. Sefton JM, Yarar C, Berry JW. (2012). Massage therapy produces short-term improvements in balance, neurological, and cardiovascular measures in older persons. International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork. 5(3):16. [DOI:10.3822/ijtmb.v5i3.152]

15. Vaillant J, Rouland A, Martigné P, Braujou R, Nissen MJ, Caillat-Miousse J-L, et al. (2009). Massage and mobilization of the feet and ankles in elderly adults: effect on clinical balance performance. Manual therapy. 14(6):661-4. [DOI:10.1016/j.math.2009.03.004]

16. Cheung KK, Au KY, Lam WW, Jones AY. (2008). Effects of a structured exercise programme on functional balance in visually impaired elderly living in a residential setting. Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal. 26(1):45-50. [DOI:10.1016/S1013-7025(09)70007-7]

17. Lim J-H, Kim H, Jeon C, Cho S. (2018). The effects on mental fatigue and the cognitive function of mechanical massage and binaural beats (brain massage) provided by massage chairs. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. 32:32-8. [DOI:10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.04.008]

18. Dehghan S, Amini K, Shakibazadeh E, Faqihzadeh S, Hashemzadeh M. (2014). Evaluation of the performance of two-heart meditation practice on anxiety under hemodialysis. Preventive Care In Nursing and Midwifery Journal. 7(2):56-65.

19. Son HG, Choi E-O. (2018). The effects of mindfulness meditation-based complex exercise program on motor and nonmotor symptoms and quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease. Asian nursing research. 12(2):145-53. [DOI:10.1016/j.anr.2018.06.001]

20. Babaei M, Badami R. (2019). The effect of sports vision training and mindfulness on visual perception and decision-making accuracy of basketball referees. Positive psychology research paper. 5(3):39-52.

21. Chatutain A, Pattana J, Parinsarum T, Lapanantasin S. (2019). Walking meditation promotes ankle proprioception and balance performance among elderly women. Journal of bodywork and movement therapies. 23(3):652-7. [DOI:10.1016/j.jbmt.2018.09.152]

22. Wooten SV, Signorile JF, Desai SS, Paine AK, Mooney K. (2018). Yoga meditation (YoMed) and its effect on proprioception and balance function in elders who have fallen: A randomized control study. Complementary therapies in medicine. 36:129-36. [DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2017.12.010]

23. Kamranmehr F, Farsi A, Kavyani M. (2020). The Effectiveness of Mindfulness and Biofeedback-Relaxation Training on Anxiety, Depression and Dynamic and Static Balance in the Elderly Women with Mild Anxiety and Depression. Aging Psychology. 6(3):233-48.

24. Schmitt LC, Paterno MV, Hewett TE. (2012). The impact of quadriceps femoris strength asymmetry on functional performance at return to sport following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. journal of orthopaedic & sports physical therapy. 42(9):750-9. [DOI:10.2519/jospt.2012.4194]

25. Verschueren J, Tassignon B, Pluym B, Van Cutsem J, Verhagen E, Meeusen R. (2019). Bringing context to balance: development of a reactive balance test within the injury prevention and return to sport domain. Archives of physiotherapy. 9(1):1-8. [DOI:10.1186/s40945-019-0057-4]

26. Smith MR, Coutts AJ, Merlini M, Deprez D, Lenoir M, Marcora SM. (2016). Mental fatigue impairs soccer-specific physical and technical performance. Medicine and science in sports and exercise. [DOI:10.1249/MSS.0000000000000762]

27. Wändell PE, Carlsson AC, Gåfvels C, Andersson K, Törnkvist L. (2012). Measuring possible effect on health-related quality of life by tactile massage or relaxation in patients with type 2 diabetes. Complementary therapies in medicine. 20(1-2):8-15. [DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2011.09.007]

28. Shafiei Z, Nourian K, Babaee S, Nazari A, Atashi V. (2014). Effectiveness of massage therapy on muscular tension and relaxation of patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery-a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Clinical Nursing and Midwifery. 2(4):8-16.

29. Lovell-Smith D. (2016). Transcendental Meditation, diabetes mellitus and other disorders. J Maharishi Vedic Res Inst. 2:39-75.

30. Martin K, Meeusen R, Thompson KG, Keegan R, Rattray B. (2018). Mental fatigue impairs endurance performance: a physiological explanation. Sports Medicine. 48(9):2041-51. [DOI:10.1007/s40279-018-0946-9]

31. Van Cutsem J, Marcora S, De Pauw K, Bailey S, Meeusen R, Roelands B. ( 2017) The effects of mental fatigue on physical performance: a systematic review. Sports medicine. 47(8):1569-88. [DOI:10.1007/s40279-016-0672-0]

32. Coutinho D, Gonçalves B, Wong DP, Travassos B, Coutts AJ, Sampaio J. (2018). Exploring the effects of mental and muscular fatigue in soccer players' performance. Human movement science. 58:287-96. [DOI:10.1016/j.humov.2018.03.004]

33. Dubrovsky V. (1983). Changes in muscle and venous blood flow after massage. Soviet Sports Review. 18(3):134-5.

34. Hosseini Sm, Nikzad M, Klantari KK, Baghban AA. (2013). Evaluation of the immediate effect of foot and ankle massage and mobilization on balance indices in the elderly. Rehabilitation medicine. 2(1):40-7.

35. Movahed AH, Sabouhi F, Mohammadpourhodki R, Mahdavi S, Goudarzian S, Amerian M, et al. (2020). Investigating the effect of transcendental meditation on spiritual wellbeing of Type-2 diabetic amputees: A clinical trial study. Heliyon. 6(11):e05567. [DOI:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05567]

36. Campbell JD, Yoon DP, Johnstone B. (2010). Determining relationships between physical health and spiritual experience, religious practices, and congregational support in a heterogeneous medical sample. Journal of Religion and Health. 49(1):3-17. [DOI:10.1007/s10943-008-9227-5]

37. Zadkhosh SM, Zandi HG, Hemayattalab R. (2019). The Effects of Mindfulness on Anxiety Decrease and Athletic Performance Enhancement of Young Football Players. Sports Psychology Studies. 8(27):54-41.

38. Chatutain A, Pattana J, Parinsarum T, Lapanantasin S. (2019). Walking meditation promotes ankle proprioception and balance performance among elderly women. bodywork and movement therapies. 23(3): 652-7. [DOI:10.1016/j.jbmt.2018.09.152]

39. Hasker SM. (2010). Evaluation of the mindfulness-acceptance-commitment (MAC) approach for enhancing athletic performance: Indiana University of Pennsylvania.