Background Self‐myofascial release (SMR) is a popular intervention used to enhance a
client's myofascial mobility. Common tools include the foam roll and roller massager. Often …

Background Self-myofascial release (SMFR) is a type of myofascial release performed by
the individual themselves rather than by a clinician, typically using a tool. Objectives To …

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 …

Background: Increased flexibility is often desirable immediately prior to sports performance.
Static stretching (SS) has historically been the main method for increasing joint range‐of …

The use of self myofascial release (SMR) via a foam roller or roller massager is becoming
increasingly popular both to aid recovery from exercise and prevent injury. Our objective …

Background Flexibility is an important physical quality. Self-myofascial release (SMFR)
methods such as foam rolling (FR) increase flexibility acutely but how long such increases in …

We aimed to compare the effects between non-vibration foam rolling (NVFR) and vibration
foam rolling (VFR) on visual analogic scale (VAS), pressure pain threshold (PPT), oxygen …

Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) describes an entity of ultrastructural muscle
damage. The manifestation of DOMS is caused by eccentric muscle contractions or …

Warm-up is an essential component for optimizing performance before an exercise session.
This study investigated that the immediate effects of vibration rolling (VR), nonvibration …

Musculoskeletal health benefits from flexibility training and maintaining a functional, or sport
specific, range of motion is important to one's overall fitness. Commercial foam rollers are …