Does massage effect inflammation?
/On a molecular level there is evidence to suggest that massage therapy has an anti-inflammatory effect, based on a 2012 research study that looked at inflammation and gene regulation at the molecular level.
As a follow up to this study, researchers at the University of Toronto are looking into possible effects on inflammation. As I understand it the researchers are looking at inflammatory markers measured in the blood after a massage as well as stress hormones adrenalin, epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine to see what effect massage has on those signaling molecules. Click the link to hear the researchers discuss their work.
Gillian White on regeneration, inflammation and how to best recover from your workout