Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, Graz University, Mozartgasse 14, 8010, Graz, Austria.
Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Nishi Kyushu University, Ozaki, Kanzaki, Saga, Japan.
Eur J Appl Physiol. 2023 Jun;123(6):1167-1178. doi: 10.1007/s00421-023-05142-2. Epub 2023 Jan 25.
A single bout of foam rolling (FR) can acutely increase joint range of motion (ROM) without detrimental effects on subsequent muscle performance. Similarly, long-term FR training can increase ROM, while muscle performance seems to be unaffected. Although the acute and long-term effects of FR on the treated muscle are understood, the impact of FR on the contralateral side is not well known. Therefore, this scoping review aims to summarize the current evidence on the acute and long-term effect of FR on the ipsilateral limb on ROM and muscle performance (i.e., maximum force, rate of force development, jump height) for the contralateral (non-treated) limb. Potential explanatory mechanisms are also discussed. There is evidence that a single bout of FR on the ipsilateral limb increases ROM of the contralateral limb; however, evidence is limited for long-term effects. The most likely mechanism for contralateral ROM increases is a reduced perception of pain. With regard to isolated muscle contractions, no changes in muscle performance (i.e., maximum voluntary isometric contraction, maximum voluntary dynamic contraction) were found in the contralateral limb after a single bout of FR on the ipsilateral limb. Notably, only one study reported large impairments in rate of force development of the contralateral limb following FR on the ipsilateral leg, possibly due to decreased motor unit recruitment. Furthermore, to date there are only two studies examining the long-term FR training of the ipsilateral limb on performance (i.e., maximal strength and jump performance) which reported moderate improvements. Although, trivial to very large changes on a variety of parameters were found in this study, the functional and practical relevance of our findings should be interpreted with caution.
单次泡沫轴滚动（FR）可急性增加关节活动度（ROM），而不会对随后的肌肉性能产生不利影响。同样，长期 FR 训练可以增加 ROM，而肌肉性能似乎不受影响。尽管 FR 对受治疗肌肉的急性和长期影响已被理解，但 FR 对对侧的影响尚不清楚。因此，本综述旨在总结 FR 对非治疗侧（对侧）ROM 和肌肉性能（即最大力、力量发展速率、跳跃高度）的同侧肢体的急性和长期影响的现有证据。还讨论了潜在的解释机制。有证据表明，单次 FR 对同侧肢体可增加对侧肢体的 ROM；然而，长期影响的证据有限。对侧 ROM 增加的最可能机制是疼痛感知降低。对于孤立的肌肉收缩，在对侧肢体进行单次 FR 后，未发现同侧肢体的肌肉性能（即最大随意等长收缩、最大随意动态收缩）发生变化。值得注意的是，只有一项研究报告称，在对侧腿部进行 FR 后，对侧肢体的力量发展速率出现了较大的损伤，可能是由于运动单位募集减少所致。此外，迄今为止，只有两项研究报告了同侧肢体的长期 FR 训练对性能（即最大力量和跳跃性能）的影响，报告称有适度的提高。尽管在这项研究中发现了各种参数的微小到非常大的变化，但应谨慎解释我们研究结果的功能和实际相关性。
