Superficial heat administration and foam rolling increase hamstring flexibility acutely; with amplifying effects

Oranchuk, Dustin J.; Flattery, Matthew R.; Robinson, Tracy

doi:10.1016/j.ptsp.2019.10.004

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“…Likewise, just like MM, functional tests, such as the sit-andreach or weight-bearing lunge tests, are usual tools to assess the effectiveness of FR on ROM (Sullivan et al, 2013;Halperin et al, 2014;Grieve et al, 2015;Peacock et al, 2015;Škarabot et al, 2015;Kelly and Beardsley, 2016;Patel et al, 2016;Boguszewski et al, 2017;Grabow et al, 2017;Jung et al, 2017;Paz et al, 2017;Sagiroglu, 2017;Garcia-Gutiérrez et al, 2018;Phillips et al, 2018;Guillot et al, 2019;Pathania and Muragod, 2019;Somers et al, 2019;Williams and Selkow, 2019; Table 6). Other clinical examinations, such as the Thomas test or the straight leg raise test, are also regularly used to quantify flexibility with manual or electric goniometers after FR (MacDonald et al, 2014;Mohr et al, 2014;Cho et al, 2015;Su et al, 2017;Do et al, 2018;Killen et al, 2018;Madoni et al, 2018;Guillot et al, 2019;Jeong et al, 2019;Kyranoudis et al, 2019;Lim and Park, 2019;Oranchuk et al, 2019; Table 6). Applied to FR research, goniometer/inclinometer index gains in terms of degrees of freedom of the joints (Peacock et al, 2015;Škarabot et al, 2015;Fairall et al, 2017;Le Gal et al, 2018; Table 6…”

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confidence: 99%

Selective Effects of Manual Massage and Foam Rolling on Perceived Recovery and Performance: Current Knowledge and Future Directions Toward Robotic Massages

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Manual massage and foam rolling are commonly used by athletes for warm-up and recovery, as well as by healthy individuals for well-being. Manual massage is an ancient practice requiring the intervention of an experienced physiotherapist, while foam rolling is a more recent self-administered technique. These two topics have been largely studied in isolation from each other. In the present review, we first provide a deep quantitative literature analysis to gather the beneficial effects of each technique through an integrative account, as well as their psychometric and neurophysiological evaluations. We then conceptually consider the motor control strategies induced by each type of massage. During manual massage, the person remains passive, lying on the massage table, and receives unanticipated manual pressure by the physiotherapist, hence resulting in a retroactive mode of action control with an ongoing central integration of proprioceptive feedback. In contrast, while performing foam rolling, the person directly exerts pressures through voluntary actions to manipulate the massaging tool, therefore through a predominant proactive mode of action control, where operations of forward and inverse modeling do not require sensory feedback. While these opposite modes of action do not seem to offer any compromise, we then discuss whether technological advances and collaborative robots might reconcile proactive and retroactive modes of action control during a massage, and offer new massage perspectives through a stochastic sensorimotor user experience. This transition faculty, from one mode of control to the other, might definitely represent an innovative conceptual approach in terms of human-machine interactions.

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confidence: 99%

Selective Effects of Manual Massage and Foam Rolling on Perceived Recovery and Performance: Current Knowledge and Future Directions Toward Robotic Massages

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“…Recently, Wiewelhove et al, (2019) suggested the consensus in the evidence base is for foam rolling to be more effective as a warm-up tool, rather than a recovery strategy. Furthermore, the combinations of FR and stretching, heat or warm-up applications support current interest in this area for research and applied practice for improving recovery as one example (Mohr et al, 2014;Oranchuk et al, 2019). Studies that consider the effects of FR on strength parameters are suggestive that strength is unaffected by FR (Madoni et al, 2018;Connolly et al, 2020), which is important for injury risk reduction approaches and suggestive of changes in muscle architecture in relation to joint ROM.…”

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Acute effects of varying densities of foam roller on hamstring flexibility and eccentric strength

Rhodes

Crowie

Alexander

2022

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

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Background/Aims Foam rolling is a popular form of self-administered soft tissue therapy, commonly used in sporting environments. There are several variations in foam roller types including differences in density. No studies have examined the effects of different density type rollers on performance. This study compares the effects of varying foam roller density on hamstring flexibility and eccentric hamstring strength in active men. Methods A total of 28 healthy male participants (height 176.7 ± 5.9 cm; body mass 75.8 ± 9.6 kg; age 21.6 ± 4.0 years) were randomly allocated to receive a low density, medium density or high density foam roller or allocated to a control group. Outcome measures included hamstring flexibility through active knee extension (°) and eccentric hamstring strength pre and immediately-post foam roller application. Results Significant foam roller x time interactions were found for hamstring flexibility (P<0.05). Significant increases in active knee extension were reported post-foam roller application for all foam roller densities (P<0.05). No significant changes in strength parameters (break angle, peak and average force and torque) were found (P>0.05). No significant interactions between strength parameters, limb, type of roller or time were found (P>0.05). Conclusions Foam roller use elicits immediate positive increases in hamstring flexibility through active knee extension assessment, with the lower density foam roller displaying the largest increases in hamstring flexibility. No change in strength parameters were noted with the increases in flexibility; however, this does not denote that injury risk is reduced because of this. Findings provide practitioners with insight to inform decision making for the use of different densities of foam roller in practical settings.

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“…Force, strength, speed, endurance, and flexibility are the main motor abilities that were examined in the reported research. [35,42,46,51,54,55,60,68,70,71] Flexibility [32] ↑ FR = 22 [20,21,24,25,[28][29][30]33,34,49,57,[72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82] [27] FR Flexibility [4] ↑ (Acute); /(Chronic) [52] FR ↑ KE; ↑ KF (VR); ↑ KE;/KF (NVR) [83] FR ↑ HE (FR of AT); /KF (FR of AT) [84] FR ↑ (FR of GMG); /(FR of ITB) [16,39,48,[85][86][87] Man = 1 [16] Flexibility [6] / FR = 5 [39,48,[85][86]…”

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The Effects of Massage Therapy on Sport and Exercise Performance: A Systematic Review

Dakic

Toskić

Ilić

et al. 2023

Sports

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Background: A massage is a tool that is frequently used in sports and exercise in general for recovery and increased performance. In this review paper, we aimed to search and systemize current literature findings relating to massages’ effects on sports and exercise performance concerning its effects on motor abilities and neurophysiological and psychological mechanisms. Methods: The review has been written following the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis) guidelines. One hundred and fourteen articles were included in this review. Results: The data revealed that massages, in general, do not affect motor abilities, except flexibility. However, several studies demonstrated that positive muscle force and strength changed 48 h after the massage was given. Concerning neurophysiological parameters, the massage did not change blood lactate clearance, muscle blood flow, muscle temperature, or activation. However, many studies indicate pain reduction and delayed onset muscle soreness, which are probably correlated with the reduction of the level of creatine kinase enzyme and psychological mechanisms. In addition, the massage treatment led to a decrease in depression, stress, anxiety, and the perception of fatigue and an increase in mood, relaxation, and the perception of recovery. Conclusion: The direct usage of massages just for gaining results in sport and exercise performance seems questionable. However, it is indirectly connected to performance as an important tool when an athlete should stay focused and relaxed during competition or training and recover after them.

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Superficial heat administration and foam rolling increase hamstring flexibility acutely; with amplifying effects

Cited by 14 publications

References 21 publications

Selective Effects of Manual Massage and Foam Rolling on Perceived Recovery and Performance: Current Knowledge and Future Directions Toward Robotic Massages

Selective Effects of Manual Massage and Foam Rolling on Perceived Recovery and Performance: Current Knowledge and Future Directions Toward Robotic Massages

Acute effects of varying densities of foam roller on hamstring flexibility and eccentric strength

The Effects of Massage Therapy on Sport and Exercise Performance: A Systematic Review

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