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Volume 7, Issue 6 (Suppl)
J Nov Physiother
ISSN: 2165-7025 JNP, an open access journal
Physiotherapy 2017
November 27-29, 2017
November 27-29, 2017 Dubai, UAE
5
th
International Conference on
Physiotherapy
The effect of upper extremities massages on reaction time and anticipatory skill in male athletes
Mohammadreza Kasnavi
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Introduction & Aim:
Neurocognitive system has a crucial role in planning physical behavior and coordination, sports
performance. Neurocognitive tasks such as measuring the reaction time and anticipation skills have been used in various
studies. Therefore, in every sport and activity that the athlete needs accurate and rapid action used to make decision, boosting
anticipation skills and reaction time can be effective in the improvement of motor control and central information processing.
In addition, according to the effects of massage on the neurocognitive functions the effects of massage on reaction time and
anticipation skills were studied.
Method:
30 men athletes participated in this study. According to the selection criteria, the participants were randomly divided
to 2 experimental and control groups of 15 members with the experimental group being given a massage. The participants’
reaction time of auditory choice, complex choice reaction times and visual choice, complex choice and high and low speed
anticipation were checked with speed anticipation reaction computer test.
Findings:
This study showed that there were significant differences between two groups in the mean difference of auditory
choice, complex choice reaction times and visual choice, complex choice reaction times (p<0.05). No significant differences
between two the groups in high and low speed anticipation were observed (P>0.05).
Conclusion:
The massage therapy program used in this study helped the experimental group athletes have better and shorter
time reaction compared to the control group. This study showed that applying massage techniques has positive effects on
boosting and more proper function of cognitive nervous system. The above mentioned techniques can be used as valuable tools
in physiotherapy in order to foster athletes’ physical functions.
Biography
Mohammadreza Kasnavi has completed his MSc of Physical Therapy from Shahid Beheshti University of Tehran in Iran.
mohamadkasnavi@yahoo.comMohammadreza Kasnavi, J Nov Physiother 2017, 7:6(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7025-C1-020