Acute Effects of Foam Rolling and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching

Acibadem University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Athletes

Treatments: Other: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching; Other: Foam Rolling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06240013

2023-20-683

Details and patient eligibility

About

The hamstring muscle is one of the key elements in rehabilitation programs and sports activities that enable the restoration of optimal muscle length. Decreased flexibility in the hamstring muscle may disrupt the biomechanics of the waist and pelvis, leading to low back pain or musculoskeletal disorders.

This study aims to investigate the acute effects of foam rolling and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching during warm-up on muscle flexibility, strength, and pain threshold in amateur athletes. According to our research, there is no study in this field in the literature.

H1: There is a difference between the acute effects of foam rolling exercise and PNF stretching exercise on muscle flexibility during warm-up in amateur athletes.

H2: There is a difference between the effects of foam rolling and PNF stretching exercises used as warm-up exercises on muscle strength.

H3: Foam rolling and PNF stretching exercises applied to the Hamstring muscle as a warm-up exercise make a difference in the pain threshold of the lumbar region and Hamstring muscle.

Full description

Stretching techniques used in athletes are frequently and widely used due to many effects such as changing range of motion, comfortable movement maintenance, and removal. There is no consensus in the literature on which of the static, dynamic, and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching techniques is most effective, as opposed to the types of stretching for flexibility. There is no clear benefit of different stretching techniques to muscle performance. Accordingly, in the literature, it is seen that proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching techniques show a greater increase in joint range of motion compared to other stretching techniques.

Recently, the use of foam rolling has become widely used in sports applications due to similar effects seen in stretching and the hypothesized presence of a curative effect on muscle performance. There is not enough research on the extent of foam rolling during warm-up exercises to increase flexibility and muscle strength.

The hamstring muscle is one of the key elements in harmonious programs and sports activities that ensure the restoration of optimal muscle length. The emergence of the output in the hamstring muscle may disrupt the biomechanics of the waist and pelvis, causing low back pain or musculoskeletal disorders.

This study aims to investigate the acute effects of foam rolling and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching on muscle input, strength, and pain intensity during nutrition in amateur athletes.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being between the ages of 18-30
• Being an amateur athlete

Exclusion criteria

• Hypermobility
• History of hamstring injury in the last 6 months
• Diagnosed orthopedic problems
• Surgery in the lower extremity or spine
• Back pain
• Presence of systemic or neurological disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1 Training Program

Experimental group

Description:

5 minutes of light aerobic cycling, unilateral 2\*60 sec on dominant leg - 2 min foam rolling training in total

Treatment:

Other: Foam Rolling

Group 2 Training Program

Experimental group

Description:

5 minutes of light aerobic cycling, unilateral 4\*30 seconds on the dominant leg - 2 minutes in total proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching training

Treatment:

Other: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching