Biology of Sport
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3/2023
vol. 40
 
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The comparison between foam rolling either combined with static or dynamic stretching on knee extensors’ function and structure

Kazuki Kasahara
1
,
Andreas Konrad
2
,
Riku Yoshida
1
,
Yuta Murakami
1
,
Shigeru Sato
1
,
Ryoma Koizumi
3
,
David G Behm
4
,
Masatoshi Nakamura
5

  1. Institute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan
  2. Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
  3. Department of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan
  4. School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
  5. Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Nishi Kyushu University, 4490–9 Ozaki, Kanzaki, Saga, 842–8585, Japan
Biol Sport. 2023;40(3):753–760
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2023.119987
Online publish date: 2022/11/16
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Static stretching (SS) and dynamic stretching (DS) in combination with foam rolling (FR) have been attracting attention as warm-up routines in sports. However, the combined and intervention order effects of SS or DS and FR on flexibility, muscle strength, and jump performance are still unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the combined effects of FR and SS or DS with the various intervention orders (i.e., SS + FR, DS + FR, FR + SS, DS + FR) on the function and properties of the knee extensors. Using a crossover, random allocation design, 17 male university students (21.0±1.1 y) performed four conditions combining FR and SS or DS. The measurement included knee flexion range of motion (ROM), pain pressure threshold (PPT), tissue hardness, maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVC-ISO), maximum voluntary concentric contraction (MVC-CON) torque, and single-leg countermovement jump (CMJ) height of the knee extensors. All interventions significantly (p < 0.01) increased knee flexion ROM (SS + FR: d = 1.29, DS + FR: d = 0.45, FR + SS: d = 0.95, FR + DS: d = 0.49), and significantly (p < 0.01) decreased tissue hardness (SS + FR: d = -1.11, DS + FR: d = -0.86, FR + SS: d = -1.29, DS + FR: d = -0.65). There were no significant changes in MVC-ISO, MVC-CON, and CMJ height in all conditions, but a near significant, small magnitude (p = 0.056, d = -0.31) decrease of MVC-ISO was observed in the FR + SS condition. Our results showed that all the combinations of SS or DS and FR effectively decreased tissue hardness and increased ROM without decreasing muscle strength. Also, effect sizes indicated the largest increase in ROM and decrease in tissue stiffness after SS + FR without decreasing muscle strength and jump performance.
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isometric contraction, concentric contraction, warm-up routine, range of motion

  
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