Effect of Foam Rolling on Muscle Mechanical Properties

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

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04210947

Enrollment

Registered

2019-12-26

Start date

2019-12-16

Completion date

2023-04-16

Last updated

2025-03-13

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Conditions

Sports Physical Therapy

Keywords

sports physiotherapy, self-myofascial release, foam-roller, muscle biomechanical properties

Brief 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.

Interventions

OTHER30 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.

OTHER15 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.

OTHERself-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.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

Participants will use a foam roller at three different paces in a randomized sequence with a week between,

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to 30 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Being a professional athlete with at least 2 years of sport history

Exclusion criteria

* Having a chronic-systemic disease * Having a lower extremity injury

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Viscoelastic measurement Change	baseline and 15 minutes	Myotonometer-3 will be used for measuring viscoelastic properties (tone, elasticity, stiffness)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Hip Flexors Tightness	baseline and 15 minutes	Modified Thomas test would be used for measuring hip flexors tightness

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026