title: Sports massage with ozonised oil or non-ozonised oil: Comparative effects on recovery parameters after maximal effort in cyclists.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effects of passive rest (PR) and sports massage with (SMOZO) and without (SM) ozonised oil on sports performance psycho-physiological indices in competitive amateur cyclists after 3 pre-fatiguing Wingate cycle and post-recovery ramp tests.
  
  
  METHODS
  An intra-subjects experimental design with repeated measures.
  
  
  METHODS
  Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, University of Padua.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifteen male competitive cyclists (age: 27 ± 3.5 years, body weight: 77.6 ± 8.3 kg, height: 178 ± 7.7 cm) were studied.
  
  
  METHODS
  Subjects' power output (P), heart rate (HR), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score and blood lactate (BL) clearance in response to PR, SMOZO and SM recoveries were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no significant differences in cyclists' heart rate patterns in the three experimental conditions (p > 0.05). After SMOZO recovery, athletes showed a higher Pmax (p < 0.05) and a lower perceived fatigue VAS score (p < 0.033) in the ramp test. Blood lactate decreased more at T2 (mid-time point of treatment) and T3 (final time point of treatment) than T1 (beginning of treatment) compared to SM and PR conditions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings suggest that use of ozonised oil during sports massage increases blood lactate removal, improves performance and reduces the perception of fatigue in cyclists from 3 Wingate tests.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, the Physiological Laboratory, University of Padua, Italy; School of Human Movement Science, University of Padua, Italy. Electronic address: antonio.paoi@unipd.it.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paoli
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bianco
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Battaglia
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bellafiore
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grainer
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marcolin
authors.forename: Claudia C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dall'aglio
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D001642:Bicycling / Q000502:physiology*; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage / Q000379:methods*; D009821:Oils / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010126:Ozone; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology*; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D009821:Oils; D010126:Ozone
keywords: Bioperoxoil; Cycling; Lactate; Massage; Ozone