DOMS has post exercise onset of 8-10 hours with soreness
peaking 24-48 hours post exercise [1-3]. DOMS often develops
after resistance training especially after the intensity and volume of
training are increased, the order of exercise is changed or a new
training regime is performed [4]. Numerous interventions aimed at
alleviating DOMS has been proposed like Transcutaneous Electrical
Nerve Stimulation (TENS) [5], ultrasound [6] and the administration
of aspirin and other anti-inflammatory drugs [7], steroids [8] and
vitamin C and other antioxidants [9].
Vibration therapy improves muscular strength, power development
and kinesthetic awareness [10], improve muscle performance and
preventing sarcoma disruption. Vibration therapy effectively improve
muscle performance which may prevent DOMS through preventing
sarcoma disruption [11-13]. Massage can reduce the tension on the
muscle tendon unit that affects the visco-eleastic component of the
tissue leading to an increase in competence of the muscle and
improvement of muscular flexibility reducing muscle stiffness and
also increasing blood flow [14]. Researchers have demonstrated that
massage has preventive effects ,decrease muscle soreness and other
symptoms [15-19].