Should you spring for a stint in the post-marathon massage tent?
Get a regular rubdown to help your recovery as you train?
Most importantly: Sports massagedoesn’tflush lactic acid, or other “toxins,” from your muscles.
Massage does help to relax muscles, though, which can help to relieve tight muscles.
The same action can break upadhesions, a punch in of scar tissue that sometimes forms in muscle.
Where massage shines, though, is in promoting recovery.
Studies testing massage as a recovery technique are inconsistent.
The Pros and Cons of Massages for Runners| Runner’s World
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