The Influence of Foam Rolling on Recovery From Exercise Induced Muscle Damage

D'Amico, Anthony; Gillis, Jason

doi:10.1249/01.mss.0000519927.75434.24

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“…19,20 Researchers have found that foam rolling may reduce post exercise decrements in muscle performance, 3,[21][22][23][24] , increase posttreatment pressure pain thresholds (PPT), 15,16,22,[24][25][26][27] and reduce the effects of delayed onset muscle soreness in healthy individuals. 3,21,[28][29][30] Several recent studies have also documented positive post-exercise effects of rolling for different sports, 29,[31][32][33] occupations, 34 and fibromyalgia. 35 Many different foam rollers are available to consumers which vary in density, shape, and surface texture.…”

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Comparison of Three Different Density Type Foam Rollers on Knee Range of Motion and Pressure Pain Threshold: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Cheatham

Stull

2018

Intl J Sports Phys Ther

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Background: Foam rolling is a popular form of roller massage. To date, no studies have examined the therapeutic effects of different density type rollers. Understanding the different densities may provide clinicians with the knowledge to accurately prescribe a particular foam roller and safely progress the client. Purpose:The purpose of this study was to compare the immediate effects of three different density type foam rollers on prone passive knee flexion range of motion (ROM) and pressure pain thresholds (PPT) of the quadriceps musculature.Study Design: Pretest, posttest randomized controlled trial.Methods: Thirty-six recreationally active adults were randomly allocated to one of three groups: soft density, medium density, and hard density foam roller. The intervention lasted a total of two minutes. Outcome measures included prone passive knee flexion ROM and PPT. Statistical analysis included parametric and non-parametric tests to measure changes among groups.Results: Between group comparisons revealed no statistically significant differences between all three rollers for knee ROM (p=.78) and PPT (p=.37). Within group comparison for ROM revealed an 8Њ (p< 0.001) post-intervention increase for the medium and hard density rollers and a 7Њ (p< 0.001) increase for the soft density roller. For PPT, there was a post-intervention increase of 180 kPa (p< 0.001) for the medium density roller, 175 kPa (p< 0.001) for the soft density roller, and 151 kPa (p< 0.001) for the hard density roller. Conclusion:All three roller densities produced similar post-intervention effects on knee ROM and PPT. These observed changes may be due to a local mechanical and global neurophysiological response from the pressure applied by the roller. The client's pain perception may have an influence on treatment and preference for a specific foam roller. Clinicians may want to consider such factors when prescribing foam rolling as an intervention.

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confidence: 98%

Comparison of Three Different Density Type Foam Rollers on Knee Range of Motion and Pressure Pain Threshold: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Cheatham

Stull

2018

Intl J Sports Phys Ther

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“…15,23 Controversial results were observed for multiple SMFR sessions with several studies reporting negative impact on agility recovery over a prolonged period 8,44,46 and one study demonstrating better recovery of the same. 6 It is important to highlight that the studies used different intervention protocols. 6,8,15,21,23,44,46 Overall, the results suggest similar effects on agility recovery from both a single and multiple sessions of SMFR.…”

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“…3 SMFR seems to improve performance and power recovery of the lower limbs, speed, agility, and flexibility, as well as better muscle activation, reduced late muscle pain, and improved vascular endothelial function. 1,[4][5][6][7][8][9] In this context, SMFR stands out as a strategy to accelerate the process of muscle damage recovery, reduce the sensation of fatigue and muscle pain, increase flexibility, and help maintain the physical performance of athletes. 4 Although it is widely used in practice, more scientific support is needed so practitioners, athletes, coaches, physicians, and sports scientists can apply evidence-based SMFR.…”

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Effect of Single and Multiple Sessions of Self-Myofascial Release: Systematic Review

Oliveira

Mota

Carvalho

et al. 2022

Rev Bras Med Esporte

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Self-myofascial release with a roller has been used as a tool to accelerate recovery. The objective of this systematic review was to investigate how one session or multiple sessions of self-myofascial release with a roller affect the recovery of an athlete´s performance. The research was conducted in the PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, BVS, Embase, SPORTDiscus, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar databases using the terms: foam rolling, foam roller, and self-myofascial release combined with recovery, exercise, fatigue, and sport and acute effects, chronic effects and performance, resulting in 12,020 articles. After checking the inclusion criteria, 40 studies were selected and analyzed. It was concluded that multiple sessions of self-myofascial release with a roller are more effective in recovering lower limb power and speed performance than just one session. A single session is more effective for recovering strength performance than multiple sessions. Moreover, both single and multiple sessions showed similar results in the recovery of agility, pain, flexibility, blood lactate removal, and perception of recovery. Finally, multiple sessions between sets of resistance exercise seem to reduce performance, decreasing the number of repetitions and resistance to fatigue, while a single session did not produce a significant effect. Self-myofascial release with a roller demonstrates potential for speeding up the recovery process of athletes. Future studies should evaluate the effect of the regular use of self-myofascial release with a roller on performance recovery. Level of evidence II; Systematic review.

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“…From this perspective, several modalities have been introduced to speed up recovery between training and competition sessions, such as massage [8], active recovery [9], cryotherapy [10], contrast temperature water immersion [11], hyperbaric oxygen therapy [12], nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [13], compression garments [14], stretching [15], and foam rolling [16,17]. Due to its practicality, athletes' self-myofascial release using rollers for the purposes of rehabilitation and enhancing mobility [18], as a substitute for massage, has been widely observed in the past few years.…”

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“…Due to its practicality, athletes' self-myofascial release using rollers for the purposes of rehabilitation and enhancing mobility [18], as a substitute for massage, has been widely observed in the past few years. Among others, several studies have examined the effect of self-myofascial release on joint range of motion [19,20], recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage [16], recovery between high intensity bouts [7,21], recovery after competition [17], and performance if applied pre-competition [22]. The main differences between the reported self-myofascial release tools can be summarized in two stances: (i) applied pressure and (ii) rolling cadence.…”

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Acute Effect of Quadriceps Myofascial Tissue Rolling Using A Mechanical Self-Myofascial Release Roller-Massager on Performance and Recovery in Young Elite Speed Skaters

Shalfawi

Enoksen

Myklebust

2019

Sports

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Objectives: The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the acute effects of myofascial tissue rolling on endurance performance and recovery using a novel designed mechanical self-induced multi-bar roller-massager. Methods: a randomized crossover, repeated measure design was used. Eight national levelled, junior and neo-senior, speed skaters underwent a 10 min myofascial quadriceps rolling pre- and fifteen minutes post- a stepwise incremental cycling-test to exhaustion followed by a Wingate performance-test. The myofascial quadriceps rolling was used in one out of two laboratory testing-days. Time to exhaustion, peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak), blood lactate concentration during 30 min of recovery, and peak- and mean- power during the consecutive Wingate test were recorded. Results: Myofascial quadriceps rolling using roller-massager resulted in higher blood lactate concentration at exhaustion and a larger blood lactate clearance after 10 min to post exhaustion test (both p < 0.05), a tendency for a positive effect on Wingate peak-power (p = 0.084; d = 0.71), whereas no marked differences were observed on VO2peak, time to exhaustion and Wingate mean-power. Conclusion: Despite indications for potential benefits of the quadriceps myofascial tissue release using the mechanical self-induced multi-bar roller-massager on blood lactate concentration and Wingate peak-power, the myofascial tissue release gave no marked performance improvements nor indications of negative effects. Future studies could examine the long-term effects of myofascial tissue release on performance and recovery. Furthermore, integrating a measure of the participants’ subjective experience pre- and post the myofascial tissue release would be of great interest.

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The Influence of Foam Rolling on Recovery From Exercise Induced Muscle Damage

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Comparison of Three Different Density Type Foam Rollers on Knee Range of Motion and Pressure Pain Threshold: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Comparison of Three Different Density Type Foam Rollers on Knee Range of Motion and Pressure Pain Threshold: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Effect of Single and Multiple Sessions of Self-Myofascial Release: Systematic Review

Acute Effect of Quadriceps Myofascial Tissue Rolling Using A Mechanical Self-Myofascial Release Roller-Massager on Performance and Recovery in Young Elite Speed Skaters

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