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ArticleFrontiers in physiology2021

Local and Non-local Effects of Foam Rolling on Passive Soft Tissue Properties and Spinal Excitability.

Masatoshi Nakamura, Andreas Konrad, Ryosuke Kiyono, Shigeru Sato, Kaoru Yahata, Riku Yoshida, Koki Yasaka, Yuta Murakami, Futaba Sanuki, Jan Wilke

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Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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10 authors.

Masatoshi NakamuraInstitute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Andreas KonradInstitute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Ryosuke KiyonoInstitute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Shigeru SatoInstitute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Kaoru YahataInstitute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Riku YoshidaInstitute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Koki YasakaDepartment of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Yuta MurakamiDepartment of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Futaba SanukiDepartment of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Jan WilkeDepartment of Sports Medicine and Exercise Physiology, Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.

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Austrian Science Fund FWF J 4484
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In sports and clinical settings, roller massage (RM) interventions are used to acutely increase range of motion (ROM); however, the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Apart from changes in soft tissue properties (i.e., reduced passive stiffness), neurophysiological alterations such as decreased spinal excitability have been described. However, to date, no study has investigated both jointly. The purpose of this trial was to examine RM's effects on neurophysiological markers and passive tissue properties of the plantar flexors in the treated (ROLL) and non-treated (NO-ROLL) leg. Fifteen healthy individuals (23 ± 3 years, eight females) performed three unilateral 60-s bouts of calf RM. This procedure was repeated four times on separate days to allow independent assessments of the following outcomes without reciprocal interactions: dorsiflexion ROM, passive torque during passive dorsiflexion, shear elastic modulus of the medial gastrocnemius muscle, and spinal excitability. Following RM, dorsiflexion ROM increased in both ROLL (+19.7%) and NO-ROLL (+13.9%). Similarly, also passive torque at dorsiflexion ROM increased in ROLL (+15.0%) and NO-ROLL (+15.2%). However, there were no significant changes in shear elastic modulus and spinal excitability (

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cross-transfer effectdorsiflexion range of motionH/M ratioroller massageshear elastic modulus

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