Casado Daniel, Nacher Ivan, Pardo Juan, Reina Javier
Health Sciences PhD Program Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia.
Physiotherapy Department Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia.
Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2025 Jan 1;20(1):15-29. doi: 10.26603/001c.127266. eCollection 2025.
The foam roller is considered a versatile tool. Along with an active warm-up, it appears to positively affect range of motion, stability, muscle stiffness, and perceived exertion with no reductions in performance.
HYPOTHESIS/PURPOSE: The main purpose of the study was to observe the effects of the utilization of a foam roller during the warm-up on ankle mobility and lower limb stability, and secondarily, to assess if any induced effects were sustained over time.
Randomized controlled trial.
Twenty-two healthy male subjects were randomly assigned to two groups: the control group, which only carried out a general warm-up over a period of four months, and the foam roller group, which followed a specific warm-up routine using a foam roller for a period of three months plus one month of follow-up in which no foam rolling was performed. Two outcome measurements were taken pre- and post- intervention to assess ankle mobility: the Dorsi-Flexion Lunge test and the Y-Balance test (YBT) for the lower quarter. Outcomes were measured at three time points: before the protocol was initiated, at the end of the protocol (at 12 weeks), and after a one-month follow-up period (at 16 weeks).
A significant increase was observed in the dorsiflexion of the right (p < 0.001) and left (p < 0.001) ankles in the experimental group. Significant increases were also noticed in the anterior (p < 0.003), posteromedial (p < 0.050), and posterolateral (p < 0.050) reach distances of the right leg and in the anterior (p < 0.002), posteromedial (p < 0.010), and posterolateral (p < 0.030) reach distances of the left leg during the YBT in the experimental group. The control group also showed significant differences in the right (p < 0.007) and left (p < 0.010) anterior reach distances on the YBT. At the one-month follow-up period, the improvements that had been obtained in both groups were lost, except for the dorsiflexion of the right ankle (p < 0.050) and right (p < 0.010) and left (p < 0.030) anterior reach distance on the YBT in the experimental group.
The foam roller can be used as a part of a pre-training warm-up routine to enhance the dorsiflexion range of motion and performance on the YBT.
泡沫轴被认为是一种多功能工具。与主动热身相结合,它似乎能对运动范围、稳定性、肌肉僵硬程度和主观用力感觉产生积极影响,且不会降低运动表现。
假设/目的:本研究的主要目的是观察在热身过程中使用泡沫轴对踝关节活动度和下肢稳定性的影响,其次是评估是否有任何诱导效应会随着时间持续存在。
随机对照试验。
22名健康男性受试者被随机分为两组:对照组,在四个月的时间里仅进行常规热身;泡沫轴组,采用使用泡沫轴的特定热身程序,为期三个月,外加一个月的随访,随访期间不进行泡沫轴滚动。在干预前后进行两项结果测量以评估踝关节活动度:背屈弓步试验和下肢Y平衡试验(YBT)。在三个时间点测量结果:方案开始前、方案结束时(12周)和一个月随访期后(16周)。
实验组右踝(p < 0.001)和左踝(p < 0.001)的背屈显著增加。在实验组的YBT中,右腿的前向(p < 0.003)、后内侧(p < 0.050)和后外侧(p < 0.050)伸展距离以及左腿的前向(p < 0.002)、后内侧(p < 0.010)和后外侧(p < 0.030)伸展距离也有显著增加。对照组在YBT的右(p < 0.007)和左(p < 0.010)前向伸展距离上也显示出显著差异。在一个月的随访期内,两组所取得的改善均消失,实验组右踝背屈(p < 0.050)以及YBT中右腿(p < 0.010)和左腿(p < 0.030)的前向伸展距离除外。
泡沫轴可用作训练前热身程序的一部分,以增加背屈活动范围并提高YBT的表现。
3级。在ClinicalTrials.gov上注册为临床试验,注册号:NCT05971316。