TY - JOUR ID - 8316 TI - The Effect of Therapeutic Massage on the Athletes with Chronic Sinusitis JO - Journal of Paramedical Sciences & Rehabilitation JA - JPSR LA - en SN - 2322-5238 AU - Ahmadi, F AU - Rostami Zalani, F AU - Mahdavi Nezhad, R AU - Kargar Fard, M AD - MSc Student, Department of Sports Injuries and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran AD - Associate Professor, Department of Sports Injuries and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran AD - Associate Professor, Department of Sports Physiology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 6 IS - 1 SP - 83 EP - 90 KW - Face massage therapy KW - chronic sinusitis KW - Facial congestion KW - Facial tenderness KW - Athlete DO - 10.22038/jpsr.2017.14577.1319 N2 - Purpose: Chronic sinusitis is a disease which causes the facial congestion and facial tenderness. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of a face therapeutic massage for the facial congestion and tenderness in athletes with chronic sinusitis. Methods: Forty male athletes were selected based on their availability and purposively. They were divided randomly into two equal experimental and control groups. The experimental group was exposed to a special face massage therapy protocol. The control group received no treatment. Prier and after the treatment, facial congestion and tenderness was measured based on the average score of 0-5 reported by 3 doctors. Data were analyzed using (2*2) repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) (p<0.05). Results: A significant difference in facial congestion variable and facial tenderness were observed between groups with massage therapy group showed better clinical symptoms compared to control group (p>0.05). Conclusion: According to the results of this study and effect of massage therapy, health centers can use this method to program exercises as a treatment modality in these patients.   UR - https://jpsr.mums.ac.ir/article_8316.html L1 - https://jpsr.mums.ac.ir/article_8316_adb254941feaa6f97eaee8afc2b84ffe.pdf ER -