Application of a Floss Band at Differing Pressure Levels: Effects at the Ankle Joint

Galis, Jakub; Cooper, Darren

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“…Only one out of the six measures demonstrated a significant improvement following calf flossing on performance (RFD 0-50 ms in Kaneda et al, 2020a). While plantar flexor isometric strength (Galis and Cooper, 2020;Kaneda et al, 2020a) and balance (Pakarklis and Šiupšinskas, 2018) seem to be unchanged following calf flossing, RFD in various time frames (e.g., 0-50 ms) showed an increase ranging from 5.10 to 21.10% (Kaneda et al, 2020a). Knee flossing was only applied in one study (five measures) with all parameters (related to jumping) significantly improved when comparing before and after values (Marco et al, 2020).…”

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“…Out of the nine measures on calf flossing, four were significantly increased. By considering just the main measure of each study on calf flossing (dorsiflexion range of motion in Ross and Kandassamy, 2017;Pakarklis and Šiupšinskas, 2018;Galis and Cooper, 2020;Kaneda et al, 2020a), the mean change was a very large increase in the dorsiflexion range of motion of 19.95% (95% CI, 11.56 to 28.78%). Moreover, four studies performed thigh flossing including six measures in total.…”

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“…That varying pressure can lead to different results is underlined by the findings of Vogrin et al (2020) and Galis and Cooper (2020), who compared low-pressure with high-pressure floss band application. While Vogrin et al (2020) defined low-pressure application based on the circumference of the thigh as 100-140 mmHg and high-pressure application as 150-210 mmHg, Galis and Cooper (2020) reported 150 and 200 mmHg as being low pressure and high pressure, respectively. Both studies reported favorable results with the low-pressure floss band applications in terms of the range of motion and strength parameters (Galis and Cooper, 2020;Vogrin et al, 2020).…”

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“…How to Assess the Pressure Out of the 24 studies, only 10 studies monitored and reported the pressure of the floss band applied to the skin. This was mainly done with a Kikuhime pressure measurement device (e.g., Driller and Overmayer, 2017;Vogrin et al, 2020) or an adapted sphygmomanometer (e.g., Galis and Cooper, 2020;Konrad et al, 2020a). In the studies of Driller and Overmayer (2017), and Mills et al (2019, the Kikuhime pressure measurement device was shown to be both reliable (CV = 4.9%) and valid (ICC = 0.99, CV = 1.1%).…”

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“…While Vogrin et al (2020) defined low-pressure application based on the circumference of the thigh as 100-140 mmHg and high-pressure application as 150-210 mmHg, Galis and Cooper (2020) reported 150 and 200 mmHg as being low pressure and high pressure, respectively. Both studies reported favorable results with the low-pressure floss band applications in terms of the range of motion and strength parameters (Galis and Cooper, 2020;Vogrin et al, 2020). Galis and Cooper (2020) even reported some adverse effects in the high-pressure group in both the range of motion and strength outcome and therefore concluded that tighter does not automatically mean better.…”

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Effects of Tissue Flossing on the Healthy and Impaired Musculoskeletal System: A Scoping Review

2021

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There is a belief that tissue flossing can improve the range of motion or performance, speed up recovery, and decrease the pain caused by various diseases or injuries. As a result, many therapists, patients, and athletes are now using this technique. Consequently, in the last 5 years, a number of studies have addressed these assumptions. The purpose of this scoping review is to introduce the application of a floss band and to summarize the existing evidence for the effect of floss band treatment on the range of motion, performance, recovery, and pain (due to disease or injuries). A further goal is to suggest what needs to be addressed in future studies. The online search was performed in PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. Any studies dealing with the effects of a floss band treatment on the range of motion, performance, recovery, or pain parameters in any population (e.g., patients, athletes) were included in this review. Twenty-four studies met the inclusion criteria, with a total of 513 participants. The included studies revealed that there is evidence that a single floss band treatment is able to increase the range of motion of the related joint and can positively affect jumping and strength performance. However, these findings show only small to moderate effect sizes. Although not yet clearly understood, a possible mechanism for such changes in the range of motion or performance is likely due to changed neuromuscular function, rather than changed mechanical properties, of the muscle (e.g., stiffness). All in all, there is a need to conduct long-term studies about the effects of flossing treatment on the range of motion and performance (e.g., strength or jumping parameters) and its related mechanism (e.g., pain tolerance). There is weak evidence that flossing can be of value for pain relief in the treatment of certain diseases and for speeding up recovery after exercise. Moreover, there is weak evidence that flossing might have a superior conditioning (warm-up) effect compared to stretching when the goal is to improve the range of motion or certain aspects of muscle strength, while no such superior effect has been reported when compared to foam rolling.

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Effects of Tissue Flossing on the Healthy and Impaired Musculoskeletal System: A Scoping Review

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Comparing the effectiveness of tissue flossing applied to ankle joint versus calf muscle on exercise performance in female adults: An observational, randomized crossover trial

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Lee²,

Chang³

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Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

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Die Effekte von „Medical Flossing“ auf das statische und dynamische Gleichgewicht bei Athlet*innen

Limpach

2024

MSK – Muskuloskelettale Physiotherapie

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ZusammenfassungDie sportliche Leistung zu verbessern und die Häufigkeit an Verletzungen der unteren Extremitäten zu verringern, ist für Sportler*innen und ihr Betreuungspersonal von großer Bedeutung. Daher spielt die Gleichgewichtskontrolle, insbesondere die Sprunggelenk-Propriozeption, eine unbestreitbare Rolle.Medical Flossing könnte aufgrund ihrer theoretischen biomechanischen Mechanismen eine zeitweilige Verbesserung der Gleichgewichtskontrolle bewirken. Die Forschung zu möglichen Einflüssen von Flossing auf die Gleichgewichtskontrolle ist jedoch spärlich.In der vorliegenden Studie wurden die unmittelbaren Effekte von Flossing am Sprunggelenk in Kombination mit einer gewichtsbelastenden Bewegungsübung auf das statische und dynamische einbeinige Gleichgewicht untersucht. Vierzig gesunde Sportstudent*innen (Alter 22,12±3,04) wurden nach dem Zufallsprinzip einer Interventions- oder Kontrollgruppe zugeteilt. Beide Gruppen führten 3 Sätze von 10 erhöhten einbeinigen Wadenhebern durch. In der Interventionsgruppe wurde das Sprunggelenk während der Übung mit Flossing-Band umwickelt. Der Vor- und Nachtest bestand aus 4 Gleichgewichtsaufgaben mit unterschiedlichen Untergründen (stabil, instabil) und Bewegungen (statisch, dynamisch). Die wichtigste abhängige Variable war die Standardabweichung des „Center of Pressure“ in anterior-posteriorer und medio-lateraler Richtung, gemessen mit einer Kraftmessplatte.Die Ergebnisse zeigten keinen signifikanten Unterschied der Gleichgewichtskontrolle der beiden Gruppen bei den statischen Gleichgewichtsaufgaben. Allerdings führten beide Gruppen die dynamischen Aufgaben in der anterior-posterioren Richtung während des Post-Tests besser aus. Die medio-laterale Richtung der dynamischen Aufgaben führte zu einer signifikanten Abnahme (p=0,044) der Gleichgewichtskontrolle in der Interventionsgruppe in Bezug auf die Interaktion Untergrund*Gruppe.Die Ergebnisse dieser Studie deuten darauf hin, dass eine einmalige Flossing-Anwendung das einbeinige Gleichgewicht bei gesunden Sportstudent*innen nicht verbessert. Außerdem wurde eine Abnahme der Gleichgewichtskontrolle in medio-lateraler Richtung festgestellt.

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Application of a Floss Band at Differing Pressure Levels: Effects at the Ankle Joint

Cited by 12 publications

References 23 publications

Effects of Tissue Flossing on the Healthy and Impaired Musculoskeletal System: A Scoping Review

Effects of Tissue Flossing on the Healthy and Impaired Musculoskeletal System: A Scoping Review

Comparing the effectiveness of tissue flossing applied to ankle joint versus calf muscle on exercise performance in female adults: An observational, randomized crossover trial

Die Effekte von „Medical Flossing“ auf das statische und dynamische Gleichgewicht bei Athlet*innen

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