ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
The Acute Effect of Foam Rolling on Eccentrically-Induced Muscle Damage.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Does Vibration Foam Roller Influence Performance and Recovery? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2022Pooled it
- The Accumulated Effects of Foam Rolling Combined with Stretching on Range of Motion and Physical Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Acute effects of foam rolling versus passive rest following a single bout of explosive squat jump exercise.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- A Single Bout of Foam Rolling After Nordic Hamstring Exercise Improves Flexibility but Has No Effect on Muscle Stiffness or Functional Muscle Parameters.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Trial
- Foam roller-based self-induced myofascial therapy in patients with hemophilic knee arthropathy: a multicenter, single-blind, randomized clinical study.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2023Trial
- A 1-Week Comprehensive Foam Rolling Intervention Program Can Improve Knee Pain but Not Muscle Function and Range of Motion in Patients with Total Knee Arthroplasty.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Comparison of The Effect of High- and Low-Frequency Vibration Foam Rolling on The Quadriceps Muscle.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2022Trial
- The Effect of Capacitive and Resistive Electric Transfer Intervention on Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness Induced by Eccentric Exercise.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Acute effects of foam rolling vs. passive rest following a single bout of complex contrast training.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
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- Acute effects of foam rolling on jump performance and neuromuscular responses following resistance exercise.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
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- Comparison of acute and prolonged effects of short-term foam rolling and vibration foam rolling on the properties of knee extensors.Biology of sport · 2024Article
- Comparison of the effects of different foam rolling durations on knee extensors function.Biology of sport · 2024Article
- Effects of foam rolling on hamstrings stiffness in damaged and non-damaged muscle states.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Can we extend the prolonged effects of a 180-s stretching exercise by applying an additional 15-s stretching bout?Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Acute Effects of Different Foam Roller Intervention Techniques on Knee Extensors.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2023Article
- Effect of COHeliyon · 2023Article
- Comparison of Isolated or Combined Static Stretching and Foam Rolling on Knee Extensors' Function.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2023Article
- Effects of a Tart Cherry Supplement on Recovery from Exhaustive Exercise.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Previous studies have shown significant improvement in muscle soreness and muscle function loss after 300-s foam rolling intervention two days after intense exercise. However, this duration is assumed to be too long, so investigating the effect of short-term duration foam rolling intervention on an eccentrically-damaged muscle is needed. This study aimed to eccentrically induce muscle damage in the leg extensors, and to detect the acute effect of 90-s foam rolling on muscle soreness and muscle function of the quadriceps muscle. We enrolled 17 healthy and nonathlete male volunteers. They performed a bout of eccentric exercise of the knee extensors with the dominant leg and received 90-s foam rolling intervention of the quadriceps two days after the eccentric exercise. The dependent variables were measured before the eccentric exercise (baseline), and before (preintervention) and after foam rolling intervention (postintervention), two days after the eccentric exercise. The results show that the preintervention muscle soreness and muscle strength values were significantly increased, compared with the baseline values, whereas the postintervention values were significantly decreased, compared with the preintervention values. Furthermore, 90-s of foam rolling intervention could improve muscle soreness and muscle function loss.
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