Effect of Myofascial Release by Foam Rolling on Back Muscles Endurance

Back Injuries Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Acute Effects of Foam Rolling Self-application on Isometric Back Extension Endurance on Basketball Players. A Pilot Study.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02542878
• Other study ID #: DPC-SHS-01.15
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 2, 2015
• Last updated: September 4, 2015
• Start date: October 2015
• Est. completion date: February 2016

Study information

• Verified date: September 2015
• Source: Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
• Contact: MANUEL JORDAN, PhD
• Phone: +0034 96 665 8621
• Email: vdo.investin[@]umh.es
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Spain: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study evaluate the effect of the a low back self-application of myofascial release using a foam rolling on back muscles endurance measured by the Biering-Sorensen test.

Description:

Self-myofascial release performed with a foam roller is an incoming technique what is very popular in sport. Scientific literature currently suggests that the effects of self-myofascial release are mediated by the stimulation over neural and connective tissue. There is evidence that this stimulation could improve the maximum range of motion and decrease muscle soreness. Nonetheless, there is few evidence about the effects of self-myofascial release on muscle endurance.

Given the increased use of autonomously (self-treatment) in the athlete population, this study aims to assess the effect of a low back short application (60 seconds) on the back extensor muscles endurance measured by the Biering-Sorensen test.

With the obtained results we want to elaborate an evideced based recommendation about its use prior to physical activity or sports competition.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 150
• Est. completion date: February 2016
• Est. primary completion date: December 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Basketball players, between 18-25 years who participate on a official league and do regular physical training (4 training sessions 1.5 hours each and a competitive session a week)

• Be able to read and understand the premises of the informed consent of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• to present some osteo-articular and / or muscle-tendon pathology that could be exacerbated by the implementation of the Biering-Sorensen test or by the intervention with foam compression.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Back Injuries

Intervention

Device:
• Foam roller
A bout of 60 seconds of myofascial release with foam roller

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche

References & Publications (10)

Coorevits P, Danneels L, Cambier D, Ramon H, Vanderstraeten G. Assessment of the validity of the Biering-Sørensen test for measuring back muscle fatigue based on EMG median frequency characteristics of back and hip muscles. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2008 Dec;18(6):997-1005. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.10.012. Epub 2008 Apr 8. — View Citation

Demoulin C, Vanderthommen M, Duysens C, Crielaard JM. Spinal muscle evaluation using the Sorensen test: a critical appraisal of the literature. Joint Bone Spine. 2006 Jan;73(1):43-50. Review. — View Citation

Evans K, Refshauge KM, Adams R. Trunk muscle endurance tests: reliability, and gender differences in athletes. J Sci Med Sport. 2007 Dec;10(6):447-55. Epub 2006 Dec 1. — View Citation

Halperin I, Aboodarda SJ, Button DC, Andersen LL, Behm DG. Roller massager improves range of motion of plantar flexor muscles without subsequent decreases in force parameters. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2014 Feb;9(1):92-102. — View Citation

Healey KC, Hatfield DL, Blanpied P, Dorfman LR, Riebe D. The effects of myofascial release with foam rolling on performance. J Strength Cond Res. 2014 Jan;28(1):61-8. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182956569. — View Citation

Macdonald GZ, Button DC, Drinkwater EJ, Behm DG. Foam rolling as a recovery tool after an intense bout of physical activity. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2014 Jan;46(1):131-42. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182a123db. — View Citation

MacDonald GZ, Penney MD, Mullaley ME, Cuconato AL, Drake CD, Behm DG, Button DC. An acute bout of self-myofascial release increases range of motion without a subsequent decrease in muscle activation or force. J Strength Cond Res. 2013 Mar;27(3):812-21. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31825c2bc1. — View Citation

Mohr AR, Long BC, Goad CL. Effect of foam rolling and static stretching on passive hip-flexion range of motion. J Sport Rehabil. 2014 Nov;23(4):296-9. doi: 10.1123/jsr.2013-0025. Epub 2014 Jan 21. — View Citation

Sullivan KM, Silvey DB, Button DC, Behm DG. Roller-massager application to the hamstrings increases sit-and-reach range of motion within five to ten seconds without performance impairments. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2013 Jun;8(3):228-36. — View Citation

Suter E, Lindsay D. Back muscle fatigability is associated with knee extensor inhibition in subjects with low back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2001 Aug 15;26(16):E361-6. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Isometric back extensors endurance	Biering-Sorensen test will be applied, which consists is to keep the trunk straight and parallel to the floor as long as possible, with lower limb fixed to the table up to the antero-superior iliac spine in prone position.	1 day	Yes