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The effect of upper extremities massages on reaction time and anticipatory skill in male athletes
5th International Conference on Physiotherapy
Mohammadreza Kasnavi
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran
ScientificTracks Abstracts: J Nov Physiother
Abstract
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. E-mail: mohamadkasnavi@yahoo.com
