TY - JOUR AU - Krittachai Sarakul, AU - Wichai Eungpinichpong, PY - 2017/12/14 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - EFFECTS OF TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE ON FREE THROW ACCURACY IN BASKETBALL ATHLETES JF - GEOMATE Journal JA - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOMATE VL - 11 IS - 28 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://geomatejournal.com/geomate/article/view/2811 SP - 2910-2915 AB - <p>The free throw is the single most important shot in the game of basketball. The factors<br>influencing the ability of the basketball free throw accuracy consisted of skill, standing balance, muscle<br>fatigue, and concentration. Massage has been used for reducing muscle fatigue in sports which may affect<br>standing balance, concentration, and free throw accuracy. However, there were no research studies available<br>on these regards. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of traditional Thai massage (TTM) on<br>standing balance, muscle fatigue, concentration, and basketball free throw accuracy. Thirty male basketball<br>athletes were randomly allocated into either traditional Thai massage (TTM) group or Control (C) group after<br>which they were swabbed to receive the other one with a 2-week washed out period. Standing balance,<br>perceived muscle fatigue, concentration, and basketball free throw accuracy were measured before and the<br>next day after receiving either 1-hour session of TTM or rest. The study found that balance and concentration<br>were significantly increased (p&lt;0.05) only in the TTM group. Fatigue was significantly decreased (p&lt;0.05) in<br>TTM group while it was significantly increased (p&lt;0.05) in C group. Between-group comparison revealed<br>that standing balance and fatigue were significantly different (p&lt;0.05). However, free throw accuracy was<br>not changed in both within- and between- groups comparison. We conclude that a 1-hour session TTM could<br>increase standing balance, decrease muscle fatigue, and increase concentration but could not affect free throw<br>accuracy in basketball athlete.</p> ER -