title: Implementation of matrix rhythm therapy and conventional massage in young females and comparison of their acute effects on circulation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine and compare the effects of massage and matrix rhythm therapy in young women on the peripheral blood circulation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Randomized, double-blind, controlled trial.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pamukkale University in Denizli, Turkey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifteen healthy women age 19-23 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Matrix rhythm therapy was applied to the left lower extremity for a single 30-minute session. At least 1 week later, massage was applied to the left lower extremity for 30 minutes in a single session. The same physiotherapist applied both sessions.
  
  
  METHODS
  The blood velocity (cm/s), artery diameter (mm), and blood flow (ml/min) of the popliteal and the posterior tibial arteries were measured with color Doppler ultrasonography. All images were evaluated by the same radiologist.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After matrix rhythm therapy and massage application, blood velocity, artery diameter, and blood flow in arteries increased. However, matrix rhythm therapy caused a more prominent increase in the amount of blood flow in the popliteal and in the posterior tibial artery than did massage. After matrix rhythm therapy application, the average increases in the blood flow rates in the popliteal and the posterior tibial arteries were 25.29%±16.55% and 34.33%±15.66%, respectively; after the massage, the increases were 17.84%±17.23% and 16.07%±10.28%, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Matrix rhythm therapy and massage increased peripheral blood flow in young women. Matrix rhythm therapy method resulted in more prominent increases.
authors.affiliation: 1 Dumlupinar University , School of Health Science, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Kutahya, Turkey .
authors.forename: Ferruh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Taspinar
authors.forename: Ummuhan Bas
authors.initials: UB
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: Nuran
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sabir
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Cavlak
mesh_terms: D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008405:Massage; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014732:Vibration; D055815:Young Adult