Bambang Priyonoadi, Japhet Ndayisenga, Panggung Sutopo, Ali Satia Graha
Background: All massages, including sports massages and frirage massage can reduce muscle tension, improve blood circulation, increase aggressiveness, increase nerve delivery, and reduce blood pressure and pulse rate. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of sports massage on changes in IgA levels. Method: This research is an experimental study with a pretest-posttest design. The research sample was 27 subjects divided into three groups: Technique collection data with blood drawing in vena of the three groups before and after treatment. Results showed that the sports massage treatment results in P > 0.05, which means that there is no positive effect of sports massage treatment on increasing IgA immunity. In the frirage massage treatment, P > 0.05 was obtained, which means that no positive effect on the increasing of immune IgA was found. Likewise in the control group the P value was not significant with a P value > 0.05. This means that the one way ANOVA statistical test found that the two treatment groups, namely the sports massage and frirage massage groups did not have a significant effect on increasing IgA levels in the blood. When seen in the data on the mean results of the sports massage treatment group of 36.22 mg / dl, the frirage massage treatment was 32.44 mg / dl, but after being tested by one way ANOVA showed that the two groups were not significant. Conclusion: Sports massage to athletes performed heavy work and or exercise at high intensity may increase IgA. © 2020 by authors, all rights reserved.
Department of Sport Science, Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia; University of Burundi, Institute of Physical Education and Sports, Bujumbura, Burundi
