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SynthesisFrontiers in physiology2019

A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Foam Rolling on Performance and Recovery.

Thimo Wiewelhove, Alexander Döweling, Christoph Schneider, Laura Hottenrott, Tim Meyer, Michael Kellmann, Mark Pfeiffer, Alexander Ferrauti

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Synthesis in Frontiers in physiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07439523 (Effect of Combined Active Recovery and Foam Rolling Enhance Lactate Clearance and Reduce Muscle Soreness Following a Simulated Running Competition), which is not on this map. Cited by 121 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07439523 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Combined Active Recovery and Foam Rolling Enhance Lactate Clearance and Reduce Muscle Soreness Following a Simulated Running Competition

TypeinterventionalSponsorSurabaya State UniversityRan2026 to 2026Enrolled20ConditionsRecovery Strategies After Simulated 400-meter Sprint in University AthletesArmsActive Recovery + Foam Rolling, Active Recovery Only
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

121 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Thimo WiewelhoveFaculty of Sport Science, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany.
Alexander DöwelingFaculty of Sport Science, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany.
Christoph SchneiderFaculty of Sport Science, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany.
Laura HottenrottFaculty of Sport Science, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany.
Tim MeyerInstitute of Sports and Preventive Medicine, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Michael KellmannFaculty of Sport Science, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany.
Mark PfeifferDepartment for Theory and Practical Performance in Sports, Institute of Sports Science, Johannes-Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Alexander FerrautiFaculty of Sport Science, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Foam rolling is thought to improve muscular performance and flexibility as well as to alleviate muscle fatigue and soreness. For this reason, foam rolling has become a popular intervention in all kinds of sport settings used to increase the efficiency of training or competition preparation as well as to speed post-exercise recovery. The objective of this meta-analysis was to compare the effects of foam rolling applied

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flexibilityjumpmuscle painrolling massagesprintstrength

Identifiers

PMID31024339
PMCPMC6465761

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