Effects of Sport Massage in Preventing Decreased Immunity After Sub-Maximal Physical Exercise

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10.2991/ahsr.k.200305.008How to use a DOI?

Keywords

sport massage, physical exercise, immunity

Abstract

Physical exercise with heavy and tiring intensity can cause the formation of free radicals and the potential for oxidative stress. This oxidative stress due to strenuous and exhausting physical exercise is a physiological process that can cause the immune system to become depressed or decrease immune function. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of sports massage to prevent decreased immunity after sub maximal physical exercise. The study design was an experimental pre and post test group design. The subjects were 20 students from the Department of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Medan, randomly divided into 2 groups, group 1: given sub-maximal physical exercise and without sports massage; Group 2: sub-maximal physical exercise and given a sports massage. The results showed that the values of leukocytes and lymphocytes in the sub-maximal exercise group given sports massage were lower than the sub-maximal physical exercise group and without sports massage (p <0.05). Sub maximal physical exercise accompanied by sports massage can prevent a decrease in immunity.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nurhayati Simatupang
AU  - Novita Sari Harahap
AU  - Doris Apriani Ritonga
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/03/09
TI  - Effects of Sport Massage in Preventing Decreased Immunity After Sub-Maximal Physical Exercise
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Unimed International Conference on Sport Science (UnICoSS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 24
EP  - 25
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.200305.008
DO  - 10.2991/ahsr.k.200305.008
ID  - Simatupang2020
ER  -