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Trial reportJournal of sports science & medicine2024

Immediate Effects of Calf Tissue Flossing on Ankle Joint Torque and Dorsiflexion Range of Motion in Healthy Individuals: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial.

Yuto Sano, Masashi Kawabata, Keito Nakatani, Yuto Uchida, Yuto Watanabe, Yusuke Tsuihiji, Daisuke Ishii, Tomonori Kenmoku, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Naonobu Takahira

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Trial report in Journal of sports science & medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Yuto SanoPhysical Therapy for Sports and Musculoskeletal System, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan.
Masashi KawabataPhysical Therapy for Sports and Musculoskeletal System, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan.
Keito NakataniDepartment of Rehabilitation, IMS Tokyo Katsushika General Hospital, Katsushika, Japan.
Yuto UchidaPhysical Therapy for Sports and Musculoskeletal System, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan.
Yuto WatanabePhysical Therapy for Sports and Musculoskeletal System, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan.
Yusuke TsuihijiDepartment of Rehabilitation, Keiyu Orthopaedic Hospital, Tatebayashi, Japan.
Daisuke IshiiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Funabashi Orthopedic Hospital, Funabashi, Japan.
Tomonori KenmokuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
Hiroyuki WatanabePhysical Therapy for Sports and Musculoskeletal System, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan.
Naonobu TakahiraPhysical Therapy for Sports and Musculoskeletal System, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tissue flossing involves wrapping a rubber band around a muscle group for a few minutes while performing joint motion, enhancing ankle joint torque and range of motion. As limited ankle dorsiflexion range of motion and plantar flexion muscle weakness are risk factors for sports injury, assessing the therapeutic effects of tissue flossing is important. This study aimed to evaluate the immediate effects of calf tissue flossing on enhancing ankle joint torque and dorsiflexion range of motion. We conducted a randomized controlled crossover trial involving 19 healthy adult males who received two interventions (low and high-pressure tissue flossing bands) and a control condition (underwrap). Each intervention was applied for 2 minutes on the non-dominant calf, with 5-10 days between sessions. A pressure sensor placed on the posterior calf monitored the wrapping compression force. The intervention exercise comprised six voluntary isometric contractions of the ankle at three angles (20° plantar flexion, neutral 0°, and 10° dorsiflexion) for 3 seconds each using a dynamometer. The maximal isometric ankle plantar flexion torque and dorsiflexion range of motion were evaluated pre- and post-intervention. Significant interactions were observed in ankle plantar flexion torque at 10° dorsiflexion (p < 0.01) but not at 0° or 20° plantar flexion. The low- and high-pressure bands significantly enhanced ankle plantar flexion torque by 4.3 Nm (effect size [ES]: 0.14, p = 0.02) and 4.9 Nm (ES: 0.15, p < 0.05), respectively, and also enhanced the ankle dorsiflexion range of motion by 1.7° (ES: 0.43, p < 0.01) and 1.3° (ES: 0.35, p = 0.02), respectively, compared to the control. The low- and high-pressure band conditions had comparable effects on torque and range of motion. A few minutes of the calf tissue flossing intervention significantly enhanced ankle plantar flexion torque and dorsiflexion range of motion, although the effect sizes were trivial to small.

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Ankle JointCross-Over StudiesRange of Motion, ArticularTorqueAdultHumansIsometric ContractionLegMaleMuscle, SkeletalYoung Adultankle injuriesAnkle sprainexercise therapyfasciapreventionultrasound imaging

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PMID39649561
PMCPMC11622054

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