ArticleThe Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association2018
Roller massage: is the numeric pain rating scale a reliable measurement and can it direct individuals with no experience to a specific roller density?
Article in The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Comparative effects of Bowen therapy and tennis ball technique on pain and functional disability in patients with thoracic myofascial pain syndrome.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Trial
- Acute Effect of Short Intensive Self-Myofascial Release on Jump Performance in Amateur Athletes: A Randomized Cross-Over Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Chronic Self-Myofascial Release in Road Cyclists: Effects on Cardiorespiratory Capacity, Metabolism, and Mechanical Power.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Microscopic changes in the multifidus muscle in people with low back pain associated with lumbar disc herniation.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Roller Massage: Comparing the Immediate Post-Treatment Effects Between an Instructional Video and a Self-Preferred Program Using Two Different Density-Type Roller Balls.Journal of human kinetics · 2020Article
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Abstract
This investigation measured the reliability of the numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) for roller massage (RM) over two sessions and compared it to pressure pain threshold (PPT) during a third session. Twenty-five subjects participated. Session one, subjects rolled on 3 different rollers and filled out the NPRS for each roller then chose their preferred roller. Session two, subjects repeated the testing blind-folded to eliminate visual biases. Session three, subjects repeated testing but were measured with PPT. For the NPRS, there was poor to moderate reliability for the soft roller (ICC=0.60) and good reliability for the moderate (ICC=0.82) and hard density (ICC= 0.90) rollers. For preferred roller, there was no significant difference between sessions (t (24) =.00, p=1.00). For NPRS and PPT, there was a fair relationship for all rollers (Rho=0.34-0.49, p = 0.11-0.28). The NPRS appears to be a reliable measure and may help direct individuals to a specific roller. The NPRS and PPT should be used independently.
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