Trial reportJournal of sports science & medicine2019
Foam Rolling and Joint Distraction with Elastic Band Training Performed for 5-7 Weeks Respectively Improve Lower Limb Flexibility.
Trial report in Journal of sports science & medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- Static Stretch Training versus Foam Rolling Training Effects on Range of Motion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Foam Rolling Training Effects on Range of Motion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Pooled it
- Chronic Effects of Foam Rolling on Flexibility and Performance: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Evaluating the effects of embedded self-massage practice on strength performance: A randomized crossover pilot trial.PloS one · 2021Trial
- Effects of Elastic Band Training on Physical Performance in Team Sports: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Review
- The Influence of Myofascial Techniques on the Range of Motion and Flat Foot Efficiency in Adults with Symptomatic Flat Foot: A Controlled Randomised Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of a Foam Roller Warm-Up in Professional Basketball Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Effects of Myofascial Release Techniques on Joint Range of Motion of Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effects of Self-Myofascial Release on Athletes' Physical Performance: A Systematic Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Review
- Effects of a 10-week athletic performance program on match performance variables in male professional football players.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- The Effects of Massage Therapy on Sport and Exercise Performance: A Systematic Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Integrating elastic band into physical education classes to enhance strength training.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Short-Term Effects of Three Types of Hamstring Stretching on Length, Neurodynamic Response, and Perceived Sense of Effort-A Randomised Cross-Over Trial.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Foam Rolling Elicits Neuronal Relaxation Patterns Distinct from Manual Massage: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation in Professional Athletes: Rehabilitation and Return to Play.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2021Article
- Effects of self-myofascial release interventions with or without sliding pressures on skin temperature, range of motion and perceived well-being: a randomized control pilot trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Offseason Workout Recommendations for Baseball Players.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2021Review
- Effects of School-Based Exercise Program on Obesity and Physical Fitness of Urban Youth: A Quasi-Experiment.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Selective Effects of Manual Massage and Foam Rolling on Perceived Recovery and Performance: Current Knowledge and Future Directions Toward Robotic Massages.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Review
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
Both foam rolling and joint distraction training with elastic bands are very popular interventions designed to improve muscular function, motor performance, and joint range of motion, as well as to reduce feeling of fatigue and delayed onset of muscle soreness. The heterogeneity of methods used among studies however prevents from drawing firm conclusions about the optimal content of pre/post interventions. The present study aims at answering the following questions:
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