The study investigates the relation between different segments of the posterior myofascial chain of the human body. The intervention consists on apply self-myofascial release with a foam roller in one of the segments of the posterior myofascial chain of the participants, and then see if the treatment has produced any changes in the hamstrings, gastrocnemius and soleus flexibility.
The study investigates the relation between different segments of the posterior myofascial chain of the human body. The intervention consists on apply self-myofascial release with a foam roller in one of the segments of the posterior myofascial chain, and then see if the treatment has produced any changes in the hamstrings, gastrocnemius and soleus flexibility.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
100
The subjects roll a foam roller under a determinated part of the body to self-massage that area.
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
Hamstrings flexibility change
Measurement of the hamstrings flexibility change through Sit and Reach Test
Time frame: 0 seconds, 30 seconds, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes
Triceps surae flexibility change
Measurement of the triceps surae flexibility change using the Lunge Test.
Time frame: 0 seconds, 10 minutes
Fatigue
Fatigue subjective sensation using the Modified Borg Scale
Time frame: 10 minutes
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