Here is an interesting article on how massage can reduce pain and increase recovery of athletes.

http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/massages-mystery-mech...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/02/01/massage-muscle-repai...

Here's a research article that showed improved recovery (in rabbits) who were massaged immediately after strenuous exercise, when compared with massage 48 hours after:  http://tinyurl.com/luvo53e

A new study showing no link between foot pronation and risk of running injuries: http://tinyurl.com/oz6b5gw