Effects of roller massager on muscle recovery after exercise-induced muscle damage

N Casanova, JF Reis, JR Vaz, R Machado… - Journal of sports …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
N Casanova, JF Reis, JR Vaz, R Machado, B Mendes, DC Button, P Pezarat-Correia
Journal of sports sciences, 2018Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Two experiments (n= 10) were conducted to determine the effects of roller
massager (RM) on ankle plantar flexor muscle recovery after exercise-induced muscle
damage (EIMD). Experiment 1 examined both functional [ie, ankle plantar flexion maximal
isometric contraction and submaximal (30%) sustained force; ankle dorsiflexion maximal
range of motion and resistance to stretch; and medial gastrocnemius pain pressure
threshold] and morphological [cross-sectional area, thickness, fascicle length, and fascicle …
Abstract
Two experiments (n = 10) were conducted to determine the effects of roller massager (RM) on ankle plantar flexor muscle recovery after exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD). Experiment 1 examined both functional [i.e., ankle plantar flexion maximal isometric contraction and submaximal (30%) sustained force; ankle dorsiflexion maximal range of motion and resistance to stretch; and medial gastrocnemius pain pressure threshold] and morphological [cross-sectional area, thickness, fascicle length, and fascicle angle] variables, before and immediately, 1, 24, 48, and 72 h after an EIMD stimulus. Experiment 2 examined medial gastrocnemius deoxyhaemoglobin concentration kinetics before and 48 h after EIMD. Participants performed both experiments twice: with (RM) and without (no-roller massager; NRM) the application of a RM (6 × 45 s; 20-s rest between sets). RM intervention did not alter the functional impairment after EIMD, as well as the medial gastrocnemius morphology and oxygenation kinetics (P > 0.05). Although, an acute increase of ipsilateral (RM = + 19%, NRM = −5%, P = 0.032) and a strong tendency for contralateral (P = 0.095) medial gastrocnemius pain pressure threshold were observed. The present results suggest that a RM has no effect on plantar flexors performance, morphology, and oxygenation recovery after EIMD, except for muscle pain pressure threshold (i.e., a soreness).
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