NCT02808923

Effects of Long-term Foam Rolling Compared to Static Stretching on Hamstring Muscle Flexibility

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Creighton University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study to to compare the long-term effects of foam rolling in comparison to static stretching and a control group on hamstring flexibility. The investigators hypothesize that participants in the foam rolling and static stretching group will demonstrate increased flexibility to the control group, but will a difference will not be observed between the foam rolling and static stretching groups.

Conditions

• Muscle Hypertonia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Foam Rolling	Participants will perform unilateral hamstring rolling for 2 repetitions of 1 minute with 15 second rest breaks on each leg with a 6"x 36" foam roller.
OTHER	Static Stretching	Participants will perform supine static hamstring stretch on a wall for 2 repetitions of 1 minute with 15 second rest breaks on each leg. When the position no longer causes a moderate stretching sensation to the hamstring, subjects will move their bodies closer to the wall to intensify the stretch.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-06-01
• Primary completion: 2016-08-01
• First posted: 2016-06-22
• Last updated: 2016-06-22