NCT03521544

Self-Myofascial Release in the Posterior Myofascial Chain

Self-Myofascial Release in the Posterior Myofascial Chain in Healthy Subjects With a Foam Roller

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universitat Internacional de Catalunya · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study investigates the relation between different segments of the posterior myofascial chain of the human body. The intervention consists on apply self-myofascial release with a foam roller in one of the segments of the posterior myofascial chain of the participants, and then see if the treatment has produced any changes in the hamstrings, gastrocnemius and soleus flexibility.

Detailed description

The study investigates the relation between different segments of the posterior myofascial chain of the human body. The intervention consists on apply self-myofascial release with a foam roller in one of the segments of the posterior myofascial chain, and then see if the treatment has produced any changes in the hamstrings, gastrocnemius and soleus flexibility.

Conditions

• Fasciae (Anatomy)--Inflammation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Self-myofascial release	The subjects roll a foam roller under a determinated part of the body to self-massage that area.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-04-16
• Primary completion: 2018-05-18
• Completion: 2018-05-18
• First posted: 2018-05-11
• Last updated: 2018-06-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain