A well designed study published recently in the journal Science Translational Medicine, finds that massage reduces inflammation using muscle biopsy and specifically looks at inflammatory biomarkers for muscle pain.
Its nice to see science catch up with patient experience...Although, we need studies done in the chronic pain population. The implicit concern here, is the symbolism of athletes somehow having legitimate pain, warranting a massage.
Inflammatory pain of musculoskeletal origin is tough to study and specific biomarkers are key to be tracked. I look forward to similar studies in the chronic pain population. This is what translational medicine is all about.
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