Abstract Purpose Foam Rolling (FR), aims to mimic the effects of manual therapy and tackle
dysfunctions of the skeletal muscle and connective tissue. It has been shown to induce …

Background Foam rolling has become a popular form of self-myofascial release or roller
massage among health and fitness professionals. Due to this popularity, foam roller devices …

Self-myofascial release (SMR) with tools like the foam roller has become increasingly
popular amongst active populations to self-treat areas of myofascial restriction and positively …

Purpose: Foam rolling (FR) is widely used for post-exercise muscle recovery; yet, the effects
of FR on skeletal muscle inflammation and microvascular perfusion following prolonged …

The purpose of this study is to review the existing literature on chronic effects of foam rolling
(FR) on flexibility and performance. Electronic databases were searched during January …

Foam rolling (FR) and vibration foam rolling (VFR) interventions have received attention as
pre-exercise warm-ups because they maintain performance and increase range of motion …

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a combined program involving static
stretching (SS) and foam rolling (FR) on hip flexion (Range of Motion-ROM) and jumping …

Background Foam Rolling (FR) has steadily gained in popularity as an intervention to
increase range of motion (ROM) and reduce pain. It is believed that FR can remove …

Both foam rolling and joint distraction training with elastic bands are very popular
interventions designed to improve muscular function, motor performance, and joint range of …