Acute Effects of Foam Rolling and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Foam Rolling, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Athletes. Basic parameters: 18 years — 30 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
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Official title
Acute Effects of Foam Rolling and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching During Warm-Up on Muscle Flexibility, Strength and Pain Threshold in Amateur Athletes
Overview
The hamstring muscle is one of the key elements in rehabilitation programs and sports activities that enable the restoration of optimal muscle length. Decreased flexibility in the hamstring muscle may disrupt the biomechanics of the waist and pelvis, leading to low back pain or musculoskeletal disorders. This study aims to investigate the acute effects of foam rolling and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching during warm-up on muscle flexibility, strength, and pain threshold in amateur athletes. According to our research, there is no study in this field in the literature. H1: There is a difference between the acute effects of foam rolling exercise and PNF stretching exercise on muscle flexibility during warm-up in amateur athletes. H2: There is a difference between the effects of foam rolling and PNF stretching exercises used as warm-up exercises on muscle strength. H3: Foam rolling and PNF stretching exercises applied to the Hamstring muscle as a warm-up exercise make a difference in the pain threshold of the lumbar region and Hamstring muscle.
Detailed description
Stretching techniques used in athletes are frequently and widely used due to many effects such as changing range of motion, comfortable movement maintenance, and removal. There is no consensus in the literature on which of the static, dynamic, and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching techniques is most effective, as opposed to the types of stretching for flexibility. There is no clear benefit of different stretching techniques to muscle performance. Accordingly, in the literature, it is seen that proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching techniques show a greater increase in joint range of motion compared to other stretching techniques.
Recently, the use of foam rolling has become widely used in sports applications due to similar effects seen in stretching and the hypothesized presence of a curative effect on muscle performance. There is not enough research on the extent of foam rolling during warm-up exercises to increase flexibility and muscle strength.
The hamstring muscle is one of the key elements in harmonious programs and sports activities that ensure the restoration of optimal muscle length. The emergence of the output in the hamstring muscle may disrupt the biomechanics of the waist and pelvis, causing low back pain or musculoskeletal disorders.
This study aims to investigate the acute effects of foam rolling and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching on muscle input, strength, and pain intensity during nutrition in amateur athletes.
Interventions
- Other Foam Rolling
Participants will take a long sitting position on a solid and flat surface, positioning their arms back and transferring their body weight to their palms. The foam roller to be applied to the dominant side will be placed under the hamstrings and slowly moved back and forth from the ischial tuberosity to the popliteal fossa, applying pressure for 2 minutes. - Other Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching
A PNF stretching protocol will be implemented with each participant assuming a tall sitting position on a solid, flat surface with their knees extended as much as possible. At this moment, the participant will be asked to perform maximum isometric hamstring muscle contraction for 5 seconds, followed by 5 seconds of relaxation and 20 seconds of stretching.
Primary outcome measures
- Hamstring Flexibility [Time frame: Pre-intervention and immediately after the intervention]
- Hamstring Muscle Strength [Time frame: Pre-intervention and immediately after the intervention]
- Pain Threshold [Time frame: Pre-intervention and immediately after the intervention]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Lower Extremity Muscle Strength [Time frame: Pre-intervention and immediately after the intervention]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Being between the ages of 18-30
- Being an amateur athlete
Exclusion criteria
- Hypermobility
- History of hamstring injury in the last 6 months
- Diagnosed orthopedic problems
- Surgery in the lower extremity or spine
- Back pain
- Presence of systemic or neurological disorders
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Crossover
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Acibadem University — Istanbul
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06240013 · 2023-20-683