Fleckenstein, Johannes; Wilke, Jan; Vogt, Lutz; Banzer, Winfried (2017). Preventive and Regenerative Foam Rolling are Equally Effective in Reducing Fatigue-Related Impairments of Muscle Function following Exercise. Journal of sports science & medicine, 16(4), pp. 474-479. Uludag University
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Objectives of the study were to compare the effects of a single bout of preventive or regenerative foam rolling (FR) on exercise-induced neuromuscular exhaustion. Single-centre randomised-controlled study was designed. Forty-five healthy adults (22 female; 25±2 yrs) were allocated to three groups: 1) FR of the lower limb muscles prior to induction of fatigue, 2) FR after induction of fatigue, 3) no-treatment control. Neuromuscular exhaustion was provoked using a standardized and validated functional agility short-term fatigue protocol. Main outcome measure was the maximal isometric voluntary force of the knee extensors (MIVF). Secondary outcomes included pain and reactive strength (RSI). Preventive (-16%) and regenerative FR (-12%) resulted in a decreased loss in MIVF compared to control (-21%; p < 0.001) five minutes after exhaustion. Post-hoc tests indicated a large-magnitude, non-significant trend towards regenerative foam rolling to best restore strength (Cohen's d > 0.8, p < 0.1). Differences over time (p < 0.001) between groups regarding pain and RSI did not turn out to be clinically meaningful. A single bout of foam rolling reduces neuromuscular exhaustion with reference to maximal force production. Regenerative rather than preventive foam rolling seems sufficient to prevent further fatigue.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Medical Education > Institute of Complementary and Integrative Medicine (IKIM) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Fleckenstein, Johannes |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1303-2968 |
Publisher: |
Uludag University |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Farida Schmied-Rifai |
Date Deposited: |
26 Jan 2018 14:16 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:10 |
PubMed ID: |
29238246 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Rehabilitation manual medicine neuromuscular fatigue pain therapy self-myofascial release sports medicine |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/110262 |
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