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dc.contributor.authorKhumalo, V
dc.contributor.authorJooste, Karien
dc.contributor.authorMaritz, Jeanette
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-11T07:23:27Z
dc.date.available2015-05-11T07:23:27Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationJooste, K. (2013). Sportmen’s experiences at a somatology clinic receiving a sport message, Health SA Gesondheid, 18/1en_US
dc.identifier.issn1025-9848
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/1461
dc.description.abstractSportsmen are increasingly visiting somatology clinics for massages prior to an aerobic sports event. Massage is frequently utilised prior to an athletic activity, as a means of enhancing performance. Massage is known to have both calming and stimulating properties, thereby possessing the potential to benefit performance in numerous different circumstances. In the context of sportsmen visiting somatology clinics, it is unclear how men experienced the benefits of a massage by a therapist in the somatology environment, prior to participating in an aerobic sports event. The purpose of this qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual study was to explore and describe the experiences of men regarding sports massage in a somatology clinic prior to an aerobic sports event. Purposive sampling was used to select eight (8) men, aged between 25 and 50 years, who received two massages within two weeks prior to participating in an aerobic sports event. The data were collected through in-depth, unstructured, individual interviews and field notes until saturation of data was achieved. Trustworthiness was ensured by utilising the principles of Lincoln and Guba’s model. The men experienced the sports massage as relaxing and giving perceived holistic beneficial effects. They described their experience during the massage and during and after participation in an aerobic sports event. A sports massage brings about psychological, physical, and spiritual effects during and after participation in an aerobic sports event.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAosis OpenJournalsen_US
dc.rightsAuthors retains copyright
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/doi:10.4102/hsag.v18i1.637
dc.subjectSomatology clinicen_US
dc.subjectSport massageen_US
dc.subjectSportsmens experienceen_US
dc.titleSportmen’s experiences at a somatology clinic receiving a sport massageen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.description.accreditationWeb of Scienceen_US


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