Effectiveness of Foam Rolling on Selected Muscle Groups on Jumping

NCT05764837 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Harasimova foam rolling
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 15
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

An experiment elucidating the immediate effect of foam rolling of the posterior chain on reactive force performance that will represent multiple jumps over low obstacles. The measurements will be performed using the Optojump device, which will provide data on the time of foot contact with the ground and the jump height. The angles of the torso inclination to the vertical will also be measured during jumping.

Conditions

Hypertension

Keywords

SMR; plyometrics; jumps over hurdles; posterior myofascial chain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Angles of inclination of the fuselage to the vertical.

  Measurements were made using video recording (GoPro HERO 9), with 1080p resolution and a recording rate of 240fps. Subsequent analysis of torso tilt was performed in Kinovea, with video frames taken over each obstacle at the moment of greatest torso tilt relative to the vertical axis. Using the marked point above the trochanter major ossis femoris and the external auditory canal outlet, a trunk axis was created and used to measure the angle relative to the vertical axis.

  45 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Foot to ground contact time.

  1 hour

• Jump height.

  45 min

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Facilitation of the posterior chain was performed by foam rolling (BLACKROLL, standard hardness), where the left lower limb was rolled first, then the right lower limb and finally the spinal erectors. Rolling was performed with a sense of the highest intensity and at a high rolling speed, across the full length and width of the muscle with both cranial and caudal rolling directions. Facilitation was performed on each muscle group in the distoproximal direction, in the order of: m. triceps surae, hamstrings, and m. gluteus maximus, with the proband attending to each muscle group for 30 s. Finally, bilateral facilitation of mm. erectores spinae in the lumbar and thoracic segments was performed, also for 30 s. The frequency of rolling was determined using a metronome at 1.5 Hz.

Other: Foam Rolling

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group of probands rested in a resting sitting position for 4 minutes after pre-tests, corresponding to the intervention period.

Interventions

Foam Rolling OTHER

Foam rolling was performed for 4 minutes with the goal of affecting the entire myofascial posterior chain.

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• women
• age range 18-30 years
• regular training at least 3 times a week
• training with a minimum duration of 1.5 hours
• valid medical sports examination
• experience with jumping over hurdles
• having a problem with maintaining the physiological position of the torso when running

You may not qualify if:

• injuries
• acute illnesses
• chronic disease
• musculoskeletal limitations
• during convalescence

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Charles University, Czech Republic: lead

Study Sites (1)

Charles University, Faculty of physical education and sport

Prague, Czechia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypertension

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

• Jitka Malá, PhDr, Ph.D.

  Charles University, Faculty of physical education and sport

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SCREENING
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 15, 2023
• First Posted: March 13, 2023
• Study Start: January 9, 2023
• Primary Completion: January 24, 2023
• Study Completion: January 30, 2023
• Last Updated: March 13, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CZ (1)