[HTML][HTML] The effect of foam rolling for three consecutive days on muscular efficiency and range of motion

LJ Macgregor, MM Fairweather, RM Bennett… - Sports medicine …, 2018 - Springer
… Excitation efficiency of the involved muscles may have been … efficiency through FR
would limit the symptoms of fatigue. Therefore, we hypothesized that FR would reduce muscle

[HTML][HTML] A meta-analysis of the effects of foam rolling on performance and recovery

T Wiewelhove, A Döweling, C Schneider… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Foam rolling is thought to improve muscular performance … settings used to increase the
efficiency of training or competition … was to compare the effects of foam rolling applied before (pre-…

Effects of warm‐up on hamstring muscles stiffness: Cycling vs foam rolling

AJ Morales‐Artacho, L Lacourpaille… - … journal of medicine & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
… Our results showed that a 15-minute cycling-based warm-up was more efficient at acutely
reducing passive stiffness of the hamstring muscles than foam rolling. The combination of both …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of foam rolling and vibration foam rolling on the quadriceps muscle function and mechanical properties

MM Reiner, C Glashüttner, D Bernsteiner, M Tilp… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
… was to investigate the effects of using a vibration foam roll (VFR) or a non-vibration foam roll
(… The findings of this study suggest that VFR might be a more efficient approach to maximize …

[HTML][HTML] Preventive and regenerative foam rolling are equally effective in reducing fatigue-related impairments of muscle function following exercise

J Fleckenstein, J Wilke, L Vogt… - Journal of sports science …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
efficiency, ie subjects need less muscle activation to perform the same tasks (Bradbury-Squires
et al., 2015). A systematic review suggests that foam … post exercise muscle performance (…

[HTML][HTML] Passive stretching decreases muscle efficiency in balance tasks

G Coratella, S Longo, S Rampichini, C Doria, M Borrelli… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
… In contrast, when the somatosensory feedback is limited (ie, with foam pad under the feet),
BC and muscle activation level would be less affected, likely due to a compensation of the …

Foam rolling for delayed-onset muscle soreness and recovery of dynamic performance measures

GEP Pearcey, DJ Bradbury-Squires… - Journal of athletic …, 2015 - meridian.allenpress.com
… affordable, easy to perform, and time efficient and that enhances muscle recovery. … effects
of foam rolling the quadriceps, adductors, hamstrings, iliotibial (IT) band, and gluteal muscles

[HTML][HTML] The acute and prolonged effects of different durations of foam rolling on range of motion, muscle stiffness, and muscle strength

M Nakamura, R Onuma, R Kiyono… - Journal of sports …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
muscle strength in all groups. This study suggested that foam rolling for more than 90 s or
more of foam … of motion immediately without changing muscle stiffness and muscle strength. …

[HTML][HTML] Foam rolling of the calf and anterior thigh: biomechanical loads and acute effects on vertical jump height and muscle stiffness

C Baumgart, J Freiwald, M Kühnemann, T Hotfiel… - Sports, 2019 - mdpi.com
… When considering the scientific lack concerning the execution and acute effects and mechanism
of foam … Additionally, the acute effects of FR on jump height and muscular stiffness were …

Effects of foam rolling on range of motion, peak torque, muscle activation, and the hamstrings-to-quadriceps strength ratios

SN Madoni, PB Costa, JW Coburn… - The Journal of Strength …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
… Participants foam rolled the hamstrings muscles or sat for the control condition … Foam
rolling resulted in greater changes in hamstrings ROM without creating a deficit in PT or muscle