Purpose Many endurance athletes use foam rolling (FR) to decrease muscle soreness, but it
is unclear whether FR effectively treats soreness in this population. Moreover, the effects of …

Abstract Background Foam Rolling (FR) is currently used by athletes at all levels. It is not
known whether FR is more effective being used as a warm up to aid performance or more …

Objectives To compare the effects of passive recovery (PR), active recovery (AR), and
recovery through self-massage with the aid of foam rolling (FRR) on pain and physical …

Background Foam rolling (FR) has been shown to alleviate some symptoms of exercise-
induced muscle damage and has been suggested to increase range of motion (ROM) …

Context: After an intense bout of exercise, foam rolling is thought to alleviate muscle fatigue
and soreness (ie, delayed-onset muscle soreness [DOMS]) and improve muscular …

Acute foam rolling protocols may increase range of motion without a negative impact on
muscle performance. The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the acute …

Context Foam rolling (FR) is considered an effective postexercise modality for reducing
delayed-onset muscle soreness and enhancing recovery of muscle function. However, the …

Abstract D'Amico, AP and Gillis, J. Influence of foam rolling on recovery from exercise-
induced muscle damage. J Strength Cond Res 33 (9): 2443–2452, 2019—The purpose of …

Purpose: Understand the effectiveness of foam rolling as a recovery tool following exercise
induced muscle damage (EIMD), analyzing: muscle soreness, dynamic and passive range …

Foam rolling is thought to improve muscular performance and flexibility as well as to
alleviate muscle fatigue and soreness. For this reason, foam rolling has become a popular …