{"id":2269,"date":"2019-07-23T13:36:22","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T19:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijrep.org\/?p=2269"},"modified":"2019-07-29T07:12:18","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T13:12:18","slug":"the-acute-effects-of-foam-rolling-on-ankle-and-knee-range-of-motion-hamstring-flexibility-agility-and-vertical-jump-height","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijrep.org\/the-acute-effects-of-foam-rolling-on-ankle-and-knee-range-of-motion-hamstring-flexibility-agility-and-vertical-jump-height\/","title":{"rendered":"The Acute Effects of Foam Rolling on Ankle and Knee Range of Motion, Hamstring Flexibility, Agility, and Vertical Jump Height"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carley J. Henning<sup>1<\/sup>, Olivia Stovern1, John P. Porcari1, Blaine E. Arney<sup>1<\/sup>, Scott Doberstein<sup>1<\/sup>, Kari Emineth<sup>1<\/sup>, Carl Foster<sup>1<\/sup>. <b>The Acute Effects of Foam Rolling on Ankle and Knee Range of Motion, Hamstring Flexibility, Agility, and Vertical Jump Height. <\/b><sup>1<\/sup>Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI, USA.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-4\" style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:25.5px;\">\n<li class=\"fusion-li-item\"><span style=\"background-color:#f09a3e;font-size:13.2px;height:25.5px;width:25.5px;margin-right:10.5px;\" class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-download fas\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\"><\/i><\/span>\n<div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\" style=\"margin-left:36px;\"><div class=\"lana-download-shortcode\"><p><a class=\"btn btn-primary lana-download\" href=\"https:\/\/ijrep.org\/download\/2256\/\" role=\"button\">Download PDF <span class=\"badge\">830<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-li-item\"><span style=\"background-color:#f09a3e;font-size:13.2px;height:25.5px;width:25.5px;margin-right:10.5px;\" class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-download fas\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\"><\/i><\/span>\n<div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\" style=\"margin-left:36px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ijrep.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/lana-downloads\/2019\/07\/henning.et_.al_.spring.2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-double sep-dashed\" style=\"border-color:#e7e4e2;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:30px;\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper\" style=\"border-color:#e7e4e2;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><i class=\" fa fa-bookmark-o\" style=\"color:#e7e4e2;\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Abstract<\/h3>\n<div class=\"abstract\">\n<strong>Introduction:<\/strong> Foam rolling (FR) has become a very popular modality to provide self-myofascial release.  FR is often used during the warm-up period or cool-down period and can purportedly improve range of motion  (ROM),  flexibility,  and  a  variety  of  performance  measures. <strong>Purpose:<\/strong> This  study  evaluated  the acute  effects  of  FR  on  ankle  and  knee  ROM,  hamstring  flexibility,  agility,  and  vertical  jump  height. <strong>Methods:<\/strong> Nineteen  subjects  (8  male,  11  female)  completed  a  15-minute  FR  session  and  a  control condition  (sitting  quietly),  on  two  separate  days.  Pre  and  post-testing  evaluation  included  ankle dorsiflexion  ROM,  knee  flexion  ROM,  a  sit-and-reach  test  to  assess  hamstring  flexibility,  agility,  and vertical jump height. Subjects also filled out a perceived benefits questionnaire. <strong>Results:<\/strong> There were no statistically  significant  differences  for  any  of  the  criterion  measures  (p<.05),  although  knee  ROM (p=.08)  and  hamstring  flexibility  (p=.07)  approached  significance. Subjectively  subjects  felt  that  FR increased ROM  at  the  ankle  and  knee  and  improved their  flexibility. <strong>Conclusions:<\/strong> FR,  as  conducted  in this study, did not provide any physiologic benefit when used as a warm-up modality. However, FR may provide some psychological benefit as subjects perceived it to be beneficial.\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carley J. Henning<sup>1<\/sup>, Olivia Stovern1, John P. Porcari1, Blaine E. Arney<sup>1<\/sup>, Scott Doberstein<sup>1<\/sup>, Kari Emineth<sup>1<\/sup>, Carl Foster<sup>1<\/sup>. <b>The Acute Effects of Foam Rolling on Ankle and Knee Range of Motion, Hamstring Flexibility, Agility, and Vertical Jump Height. <\/b><sup>1<\/sup>Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI, USA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[62,60,61],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Acute Effects of Foam Rolling on Ankle and Knee Range of Motion, Hamstring Flexibility, Agility, and Vertical Jump Height - IJREP - International Journal of Research in Exercise Physiology<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Foam rolling (FR) has become a very popular modality to provide self-myofascial release. 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