Comparison of effect on blood flow in healthy human's lower extremity of the classical massage and connective tissue massage

In this study, the acute effect of classical massage was compared was connective tissue massage in healthy human on lower extremity on blood flow. A total of twenty humans (mean age 23,75±2,12) voluntarily participated in the study. The subjects received 40 minutes classical massage left lower extremity one session first and received one session 40 minutes connective tissue massage at lower extremity after one week. The vessel diameter in arteria poplitealis and arteria tibialis posterior of the subjects their blood velocity and blood flow volume were measured before application and after application by using a color Doppler ultrasound. Our study, it was determined that connective tissue massage and classical massage method increased vessel diameter, blood velocity and blood flow volume in peripheral arteries (p<0,5). Comparing the two applications, it was found that connective tissue massage increased arteria poplitealis blood flow velocity, blood flow volume and arteria tibialis posterior vessel diameter, blood flow velocity, blood flow volume more than classical massage (p<0,5). No superiority was found between the two techniques in arteria politealis diameter (p>0,5). This result showed that connective tissue massage more effective on increament of peripheral blood circulation than classical massage in health humans. Key words: Blood flow, The circulatory system, Doppler ultrasound, Classical massage, Connective tissue massage