Konrad Andreas, Tilp Markus, Nakamura Masatoshi
Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, Graz University, Graz, Austria.
Institute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Front Physiol. 2021 Sep 30;12:720531. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.720531. eCollection 2021.
Foam rolling and stretching with its various techniques are frequently used as a warm-up routine to increase the range of motion of a joint. While the magnitude of the changes in range of motion between foam rolling and stretching (static and dynamic techniques) is similar, it is not clear if this also holds true for performance parameters (e.g., strength, jump height). The purpose of this meta-analysis was to compare the effects of an acute bout of foam rolling (with and without vibration) with an acute bout of stretching (with all techniques included) on performance parameters in healthy participants. We assessed the results from 13 studies and 35 effect sizes by applying a random-effect meta-analysis. Moreover, by applying a mixed-effect model, we performed subgroup analyses with the stretching technique, type of foam rolling, tested muscle, treatment duration, and type of task. We found no significant overall effect, and the analysis revealed only a trend of the performance parameters in favor of foam rolling when compared to stretching (when considering all techniques). Significantly favorable effects of foam rolling on performance were detected with subgroup analyses when compared to static stretching, when applied to some muscles (e.g., quadriceps) or some tasks (e.g., strength), when applied for longer than 60 s, or when the foam rolling included vibration. When foam rolling was compared to dynamic stretching or applied in the non-vibration mode, the same magnitude of effect was observed. While the present meta-analysis revealed no significantly different effect between foam rolling and stretching (including all techniques) prior to exercise, differences could be observed under specific conditions.
泡沫轴放松及其各种技术经常被用作热身程序，以增加关节的活动范围。虽然泡沫轴放松和拉伸（静态和动态技术）之间活动范围变化的幅度相似，但对于运动表现参数（如力量、跳跃高度）是否也是如此尚不清楚。本荟萃分析的目的是比较一次急性泡沫轴放松（有无振动）与一次急性拉伸（包括所有技术）对健康参与者运动表现参数的影响。我们通过应用随机效应荟萃分析评估了13项研究和35个效应量的结果。此外，通过应用混合效应模型，我们对拉伸技术、泡沫轴放松类型、测试肌肉、治疗持续时间和任务类型进行了亚组分析。我们没有发现显著的总体效应，分析仅显示与拉伸相比（考虑所有技术时），运动表现参数有倾向于泡沫轴放松的趋势。与静态拉伸相比，当应用于某些肌肉（如股四头肌）或某些任务（如力量）时，当应用超过60秒时，或当泡沫轴放松包括振动时，亚组分析检测到泡沫轴放松对运动表现有显著的有利影响。当将泡沫轴放松与动态拉伸进行比较或在非振动模式下应用时，观察到相同的效应大小。虽然本荟萃分析显示运动前泡沫轴放松和拉伸（包括所有技术）之间没有显著差异，但在特定条件下可以观察到差异。
