Slide 1: Background and Purpose

• Background
  • Percussive massage is popular for therapy and sports, promoting flexibility, performance, and recovery.
• Aim and Purpose
  • Investigate effects of 5-min percussive massage on calf muscles’ ROM and MVC torque.

Slide 2: Methods

• Participants
  • 16 healthy male volunteers (age: 27.2 years; height: 1.79 m; weight: 79.4 kg).
• Intervention
  • 5-min percussive massage of the calf muscles vs. control (sitting).
• Measurements
  • Dorsiflexion ROM and MVC torque of the plantar flexors before and after treatment.

Slide 3: Conclusion

• Study Conclusion
  • Significant increase in ROM after massage; no changes in MVC torque.
• Clinical Relevance
  • Percussive massage can enhance flexibility without reducing muscle strength, ideal for warm-ups.