An acute session of roller massage prolongs voluntary torque development and diminishes evoked pain

MT Cavanaugh, A Döweling, JD Young… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
… Hence further research is required to examine the effect of RM on voluntary and evoked
on pain perception and evoked contractile properties of the plantar flexor muscles with evoked

Roller massage decreases spinal excitability to the soleus

JD Young, AJ Spence… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
… monitored using the corresponding evoked M-wave (5–10% of M max ). An evoked M-wave
is … (5) found that 60 s of roller massage induced pain in both the biceps femoris and vastus …

[HTML][HTML] Pain pressure threshold of a muscle tender spot increases following local and non-local rolling massage

SJ Aboodarda, AJ Spence, DC Button - BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2015 - Springer
… , either on ipsilateral (Ipsi-R and Ipsi-M) or contralateral limb (Contra-R), was adjusted to
evoke a perception of pain equivalent to 7 out of 10 on VAS. Therefore, both the temporary …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of one session of roller massage on recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage: A randomized controlled trial

FVA Medeiros, M Bottaro, WR Martins… - Journal of Exercise …, 2020 - Elsevier
… The foam roller and roller massage are performed after … the effects of massage with a foam
roller or roller massage after … min of roller massage corresponded to the pain perception of …

The effect of rolling massage on the excitability of the corticospinal pathway

SJ Aboodarda, RM Greene, DT Philpott… - Applied Physiology …, 2018 - cdnsciencepub.com
… (motor evoked potential, MEP) and inhibition (silent period, SP) following rolling massage of
… regarding the level of perceived pain during the rolling massage and the intensity of applied …

[HTML][HTML] Roller massage: is the numeric pain rating scale a reliable measurement and can it direct individuals with no experience to a specific roller density?

SW Cheatham, KR Stull, MJ Kolber - The Journal of the Canadian …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… also showed that short bouts of RM (three sets of 30 seconds) at a 7/10 NPRS pressure
diminished evoked pain and prolonged muscle torque development in healthy males. Thus, …

[HTML][HTML] The addition of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation with roller massage alone or in combination did not increase pain tolerance or range of motion

JD Young, AJ Spence, G Power… - Journal of Sports Science …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… To help determine if neural pain pathways are affected by roller massage, … roller massage
versus a control condition (rolling without TENS application). Four 30s bouts of roller massage

Roller massage: difference in knee joint range of motion and pain perception among experienced and nonexperienced individuals after following a prescribed …

SW Cheatham, KR Stull - Journal of Sport …, 2020 - journals.humankinetics.com
… with a foam roller on knee passive range of motion (ROM) and pressure pain threshold (PPT) …
Roller massage (RM) with a foam roller has become a popular myofascial intervention for …

Roller massage: a descriptive survey of allied health professionals

SW Cheatham - Journal of sport rehabilitation, 2019 - journals.humankinetics.com
… One common intervention prescribed is roller massage (RM) or self-myofascial release. The
… decreases pain (82%) and increases mobility (76%). A high percentage use a foam roller in …

Roller massage: Comparison of three different surface type pattern foam rollers on passive knee range of motion and pain perception

SW Cheatham, KR Stull - Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 2019 - Elsevier
Roller massage with a foam roller has become a common … type rollers. The purpose of this
study was to measure the therapeutic effects of three different surface type pattern foam rollers