The immediate effects of foam rolling of the hamstrings muscle group on the contractile properties of the knee muscles in football players

Globokar, Eva (avtor), Ipavec, Matej (avtor), Vreček, Nace (avtor), Vauhnik, Renata (avtor)

Introduction: Excessive amounts of intense training, without adequate recovery time, can overload the musculoskeletal, immune, and metabolic systems, resulting in a potentially negative effects on later exercise performance. During the competitive period, the ability to recover after intense training and competition is an important factor of success in soccer. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of hamstring foam rolling on the knee muscle contractile properties in soccer players, after a sports-specific load. Methods: 20 male professional soccer players were included and contractile properties of the biceps femoris, rectus femoris, vastus medialis and vastus lateralis muscles were measured with tensiomyography, before and after a Yo-Yo interval test and after 5 × 45 s of hamstring foam rolling. Additionally, active and passive knee extensibility before and after the intervention were measured. A mixed linear model was performed to determine the differences between the mean values of the groups. The experimental group performed foam rolling, while the control was resting. Results: Five repetitions of 45 s of hamstring foam rolling had no statistically significant effect (p > 0.05) on any of the measured muscles following the Yo-Yo interval test or foam rolling intervention. There were no statistically significant differences in delay time, contraction time and maximum muscle amplitude between groups. Active and passive knee extensibility did not differ between groups. Discussion and conclusion: It seems that foam rolling does not affect mechanical properties of the knee muscles or hamstring extensibility in soccer players, after a sports-specific load.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: foam rolling, tensiomyography, soccer
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: ZF - Zdravstvena fakulteta ; FE - Fakulteta za elektrotehniko
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2023
• Št. strani: Str. 326-331
• Številčenje: Vol. 35
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-146400
• UDK: 615.8:612.74
• ISSN pri članku: 1532-9283
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2023.04.007
• COBISS.SI-ID: 153970691
• Datum objave v RUL: 31.05.2023

GLOBOKAR, Eva, IPAVEC, Matej, VREČEK, Nace in VAUHNIK, Renata, 2023, The immediate effects of foam rolling of the hamstrings muscle group on the contractile properties of the knee muscles in football players. Journal of bodywork and movement therapies (Online) [na spletu]. 2023. Vol. 35, p. 326–331. [Dostopano 3 maj 2025]. DOI 10.1016/j.jbmt.2023.04.007. Pridobljeno s: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=slv&id=146400

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Journal of bodywork and movement therapies (Online)
• Založnik: Elsevier
• ISSN: 1532-9283
• COBISS.SI-ID: 153782019

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Projekti

• Financer: ARRS - Agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P3-0388
• Naslov: Mehanizmi varovanja zdravja