The Effects Of Traditional Chinese Massage On Muscle Damage Status And Blood Leukocyte Subpopulations After An Acute Repeated Jump Exercise

Abstract

PURPOSE: Traditional Chinese massage has been used to treat muscle soreness and tightness for centuries in oriental countries. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of traditional Chinese massage on muscle damage and the changes of blood leukocyte subpopulation after an acute bout of repeated deep-squat jump exercise. METHODS: Traditional Chinese massage has been used to treat muscle soreness and tightness for centuries in oriental countries. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of traditional Chinese massage on muscle damage and the changes of blood leukocyte subpopulation after an acute bout of repeated deep-squat jump exercise. RESULTS: An acute jumping exercise significantly increased blood creatine kinase at 24- and 48-hours after exercise in both groups (p<.05), whereas there were no difference between two groups. Total white blood cell (WBC) numbers significantly increased at 24- and 48-hours after acute jumping exercise (p<.05), but the magnitude of WBC increase was lower in CMSG (p<.05). The level of neutrophil (Neu) significantly increased but lymphocyte (Lym) markedly decreased at 24-hours after this muscle-damaging exercise (p<.05). However, no difference in leukocyte subpopulation were observed between two groups. CONCLUSIONS: The CMSG has no effects on attenuating muscle damage status after an acute muscle jumping exercise. Although CMSG suppressed an increase in total WBC after exercise in compared with AR, there were no effects of CMSG on the changes of leukocyte subpopulation in response to acute muscle damaging exercise.