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Dr Deco:Massaging should be good to promote circulation. Pounding or hitting the muscles could cause some bubble formation/growth. This does not seem to be a problem in practice.
I would wait at least one hour following the dive.
Dr Deco :doctor:
Readers, please note the next class in Decompression Physiology is September 10 11, 2005 :1book:
http://wrigley.usc.edu/hyperbaric/advdeco.htm