Effects of Myofascial Release Using Finding-Oriented Manual Therapy Combined with Foam Roller on Physical Performance in University Athletes. A Randomized Controlled Study

Sport is a science of constant reinvention that is always searching for strategies to improve performance. Objective: This study seeks to compare the effects of myofascial release with Findings-Oriented Orthopedic Manual Therapy (OMT) combined with Foam Roller (FR), versus FR by itself, on the physi...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2023-01, Vol.20 (2), p.1364
Main Authors: Afanador-Restrepo, Diego Fernando, Rodríguez-López, Carlos, Rivas-Campo, Yulieth, Baena-Marín, Mateo, Castellote-Caballero, Yolanda, Quesada-Ortiz, Raúl, Osuna-Pérez, María Catalina, Carcelén-Fraile, María Del Carmen, Aibar-Almazán, Agustín
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Athletes
Consent
Exercise
Flight
Humans
Intervention
Manipulative therapy
Muscle, Skeletal - physiology
Muscles
Musculoskeletal Manipulations
Myofascial Release Therapy
Orthopedics
Physical fitness
Physical Functional Performance
Range of motion
Range of Motion, Articular - physiology
Team sports
Universities
Variables
Variance analysis
Volleyball
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Summary:Sport is a science of constant reinvention that is always searching for strategies to improve performance. Objective: This study seeks to compare the effects of myofascial release with Findings-Oriented Orthopedic Manual Therapy (OMT) combined with Foam Roller (FR), versus FR by itself, on the physical performance of university athletes. A randomized controlled study was conducted with a total of twenty-nine university athletes, measuring Range of Motion (ROM), jump height and flight time, strength and dynamic flexibility using Goniometer pro, CMJ protocol in OptoGait, 1 Repetition Maximum (1RM) and Mean Propulsive Velocity (MPV) and the Sit and Reach (V) test, correspondingly. This study was registered at clinicaltrials.gov prior to the initial measurement of the participants under the code NCT05347303. Through a univariate analysis, together with an analysis of independent groups with ANOVA and an analysis of covariance, it was evidenced that OMT combined with FR generated more and better effects in all the evaluated ROM, jump height and flight time, RM and VMP tests. Finally, it was found that OMT combined with FR is better when it is desired to improve ROM, muscle power, strength and flexibility, while FR alone only improves dynamic flexibility.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20021364