NCT04210947

Effect of Foam Rolling on Muscle Mechanical Properties

Effects of Different Variation of Myofascial Release Application Speed on Muscle Mechanical Properties

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hacettepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study evaluates effect of self-myofascial release in different paces on muscle biomechanics. All participants will use foam roller in different paces once in a week with weeks apart.

Detailed description

Foam-roller is a widely used self-myofascial release method in sports. Although, effects of foam-roller has been shown, there is no defined speed of usage. Using foam-roller in different paces could cause different changes.

Conditions

• Sports Physical Therapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	30 rolls per minute(30RPM)	Participants will start using foam roller from muscle origin to insertion with a speed of 2 secs. Then comeback from insertion to origin with 2 secs. With total of 15 repeats x 2 sets per leg. With 30 seconds rest between.
OTHER	15 rolls per minute(15RPM)	Participants will start using foam roller from muscle origin to insertion with a speed of 4 secs. Then comeback from insertion to origin with 4 secs. With total of 15 repeats x 2 sets per leg. With 30 seconds rest between.
OTHER	self-determined	Participants will start using foam roller from muscle origin to insertion with self determined-speed. Then comeback from insertion to origin with same pace. With total of 15 repeats x 2 sets per leg. With 30 seconds rest between.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-12-16
• Primary completion: 2022-10-16
• Completion: 2023-04-16
• First posted: 2019-12-26
• Last updated: 2025-03-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)