title: Acute effects of instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization vs. foam rolling on knee and hip range of motion in soccer players.
abstract: The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate the acute effects of foam rolling (FR) and a new form of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM), Fascial Abrasion Technique ™ (FAT) on hip and knee range of motion in soccer players. Twenty male soccer players randomly allocated into FR and FAT group (n = 10 each). Passive knee flexion and straight leg raise tests were measured before, immediately after and 24 h after intervention (FR or FAT). The FR group applied a 2-min quadriceps and hamstrings rolling, while FAT group received a 2-min application of FAT to the quadriceps and hamstrings muscles. Both groups significantly improved knee and hip ROM (p < 0.05), with higher gains observed in FAT group (10-19% vs. 5-9%). At 24 h post-treatment, only FAT group preserved most of the gains in ROM (7-13%; p < 0.05). These results support the use of the newly developed IASMT, Fascial Abrasion Technique ™ and FR for increasing lower extremity ROM of athletes.
authors.affiliation: Motor Control and Human Performance Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Croatia; Research Unit, Motus Melior Ltd., Zagreb, Croatia. Electronic address: gmarkov@kif.hr.
authors.forename: Goran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Markovic
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D056352:Athletes; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012916:Soccer; D064746:Therapy, Soft Tissue / Q000295:instrumentation*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Flexibility; Lower extremity; Myofascial release; Warm up