Neurodynamic Mobilization and Foam Rolling

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

32 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-01-10

Study Completion Date

2017-04-10

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study was to assess the acute effects of a single NM treatment session on DOMS and to compare them with those of one foam roller (FR) session. Following the damaging plyometric exercise bout, the participants were randomly assigned in a counter-balanced fashion to either a FR or NM treatment group; treatments were administered 48-h post-exercise. The dependent variables were recorded before the exercise, 48-h post-exercise before treatment, and immediately post-treatment.

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Detailed Description

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Currently, the foam-rolling massage is often used by athletes from many sports. However, there are a few studies on the effects of foam-rolling massage and they have conflicting results regarding the improvements in ROM and muscular performance. In contrast, neurodynamic mobilization (NM) is a manual therapy method used to assess and treat neuromuscular disorders. It includes gliding techniques and tensile techniques. Gliding techniques or "sliders" are intended to produce a sliding movement between neural structures and adjacent nonneural tissues. NM has been shown to reduce pain and soreness and improve ROM. However, no studies have investigated its effects after exercise-induced muscle soreness or DOMS.

Conditions

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Exercise-induced Muscle Damage Movement Disorders Nerve Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

a single NM treatment session on Delayed Onset Muscle pain (DOMS) and to compare them with those of one foam roller (FR) session

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

One single evaluator who was blinded to the group assignments performed all tests that occurred 5 minutes prior to and 5 minutes after the intervention.

Study Groups

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Manual therapy Foam

The subjects included rolled the foam roller down their quadriceps using short kneading-like motions until it was just above their patellae, and then rolled it back to its initial position in one fluid motion. The subjects repeated this motion for 1 min, rested for 30 s, and then repeated it again for 5 sets

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Manual therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

The subjects repeated this motion for 1 min, rested for 30 s, and then repeated it again for 5 sets.

Manual therapy Nerve

The subjects was positioned lying on his/her side with a pillow underside leg (without fully flexing it) and the cervical and thoracic spines flexed. The investigator flex the knee and the hip extended and then put it back to its initial position in one fluid motion. The subjects repeated this motion for 1 min, rested for 30 s, and then repeated it again for 5 sets

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Manual therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

The subjects repeated this motion for 1 min, rested for 30 s, and then repeated it again for 5 sets.

Interventions

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Manual therapy

The subjects repeated this motion for 1 min, rested for 30 s, and then repeated it again for 5 sets.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All subjects were moderately active (Category 2) as assessed by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) questionnaire (Craig et al., 2003).
* None of the subjects had a recent history of intensive training, heavy eccentric resistance, or plyometric exercise, and all subjects were free from musculoskeletal disorders in the last year.
* All subjects were asked to refrain from unaccustomed exercise during the experimental period, and the subjects abstained from all medications and dietary supplements during the experimental period and between testing sessions.