How many studies support Massage?

A classic 1998 systematic review first evaluated whether post-exercise massage reduces delayed-onset muscle soreness and found modest supportive evidence, a conclusion echoed by later systematic reviews and meta-analyses of physiotherapeutic interventions for exercise-induced muscle damage. That's backed by 4 published studies in Vitaebase's database, including 4 meta-analyses, the most recent from 2025 -- a modest but real research base.