Stretching vs Foam-rolling

Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Status: Completed

Conditions: Muscle Relaxation

Treatments: Other: Pasive stretching; Other: Neuromuscular stretching; Other: Foam-Roller

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03573895

P2/02

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to compare the acute effects of the aplication of foam-rolling and stretching over the hamstrings flexibility.

The secondary objective is to determine which time can permit the obtention of better results.

Enrollment: 94 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant women
• Musculoskeletal disorder in the last 3 months
• Surgical interventions in lower limbs in the last 6 months
• Psychological or nervous alterations
• Uncomprehension of the indications.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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94 participants in 4 patient groups

Foam-Roller

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Foam-Roller

Neuromuscular Stretching

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Neuromuscular stretching

Pasive stretching

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Pasive stretching

Control

No Intervention group