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Keen on Massage : The Finnish Way to Olympic Success in the Twentieth Century (2019)

Rantala, K. (2019). Keen on Massage : The Finnish Way to Olympic Success in the Twentieth Century. International Journal of the History of Sport, 36(2-3), 169-185. https://doi.org/10.1080/09523367.2019.1633309

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Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Rantala, Kalle

Lehti tai sarja: International Journal of the History of Sport

ISSN: 0952-3367

eISSN: 1743-9035

Julkaisuvuosi: 2019

Volyymi: 36

Lehden numero: 2-3

Artikkelin sivunumerot: 169-185

Kustantaja: Taylor & Francis

Julkaisumaa: Britannia

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09523367.2019.1633309

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Lisätietoja: Special Issue: New Dimensions of Sport in Modern Europe: Perspectives from the ‘Long Twentieth Century’.

Tiivistelmä

In Finland masseurs have had an appreciated role in sports even if there has not been affirmative evidence on the benefits of massage on sports performance. Traditionally in the Finnish countryside massage had a role as a healing method which was connected to sauna and bathing. In the late nineteenth century it was spreading into cities owing to improvements in healthcare education and the establishment of masseurs’ societies. Top athletes began to use massage and they had close friends as masseurs. Witnessing the example set by the best, lower level athletes also wanted to have high standard massage. Thus, the demand for massage rose and at the same time massage treatments were included in the systematized preparation for the Olympic Games. Scientists, coaches, and athletes debated whether the benefits of massage were scientifically supported or not, and the individual reasoning altered from physiological to psychological effects.

YSO-asiasanat: urheiluhistoria; harjoitusmenetelmät; hieronta; ammatillistuminen; kansallinen kulttuuri

Vapaat asiasanat: nationalism; professionalization; sports massage; sports success; training methods

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OKM-raportointi: Kyllä

Raportointivuosi: 2019

JUFO-taso: 2