The effect of massage therapy on depression, anxiety and stress in adolescent wrestlers

Abstract

In this study we examined the effects of massage therapy on depression, anxiety and stress in youth wrestlers. To do this test participated 24 wrestlers that participations' age ranged from 15-18 years old. In doing so, we control the effects of massage therapy on experimental and control groups by DASS Inventory. During 10 sessions of treatment the experimental groups were received 25 minutes sports massage for every session. As shown MANOVA by comparison of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress scores between experimental and control groups and by control the pretest scores, indicated the significant different between scores of Depression (P<0.001), Anxiety (P<0.001), and Stress (P<0.001) in experimental and control groups. The findings of this study indicate that massage therapy tangibly and significantly decreases the level of depression, anxiety and stress of wrestlers that this phenomenon can lead to mental health and thereby improve their performance.