Effects of Myofascial Release Using Finding-Oriented Manual Therapy Combined with Foam Roller on Physical Performance in University Athletes. A Randomized Controlled Study
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Materia
Manual therapy Myofascial release therapy Flexibility Muscle strength Range of motion
Date
2023-01-12Referencia bibliográfica
Afanador-Restrepo, D.F... [et al.]. Effects of Myofascial Release Using Finding-Oriented Manual Therapy Combined with Foam Roller on Physical Performance in University Athletes. A Randomized Controlled Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 1364. [https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021364]
Résumé
Sport is a science of constant reinvention that is always searching for strategies to improve
performance. Objective: This study seeks to compare the effects of myofascial release with Findings-
Oriented Orthopedic Manual Therapy (OMT) combined with Foam Roller (FR), versus FR by itself,
on the physical performance of university athletes. A randomized controlled study was conducted
with a total of twenty-nine university athletes, measuring Range of Motion (ROM), jump height
and flight time, strength and dynamic flexibility using Goniometer pro, CMJ protocol in OptoGait,
1 Repetition Maximum (1RM) and Mean Propulsive Velocity (MPV) and the Sit and Reach (V) test,
correspondingly. This study was registered at clinicaltrials.gov prior to the initial measurement of the
participants under the code NCT05347303. Through a univariate analysis, together with an analysis
of independent groups with ANOVA and an analysis of covariance, it was evidenced that OMT
combined with FR generated more and better effects in all the evaluated ROM, jump height and
flight time, RM and VMP tests. Finally, it was found that OMT combined with FR is better when it
is desired to improve ROM, muscle power, strength and flexibility, while FR alone only improves
dynamic flexibility.