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

Diego Fernando Afanador-Restrepo, Carlos Rodríguez-López, Yulieth Rivas-Campo, Mateo Baena-Marín, Yolanda Castellote-Caballero, Raúl Quesada-Ortiz (), María Catalina Osuna-Pérez, María del Carmen Carcelén-Fraile and Agustín Aibar-Almazán
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Diego Fernando Afanador-Restrepo: Faculty of Health Sciences, University Foundation of the Área Andina—Pereira, Pereira 660004, Colombia
Carlos Rodríguez-López: Sinapse Neurology, Mbody Research and Formation Group, University Schools Gimbernat, The University of Cantabria, 39005 A Coruña, Spain
Yulieth Rivas-Campo: Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of San Buenaventura-Cali, Santiago de Cali 760016, Colombia
Mateo Baena-Marín: Faculty of Health Sciences, University Foundation of the Área Andina—Pereira, Pereira 660004, Colombia
Yolanda Castellote-Caballero: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Raúl Quesada-Ortiz: Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
María Catalina Osuna-Pérez: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
María del Carmen Carcelén-Fraile: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Agustín Aibar-Almazán: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 2, 1-13

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: manual therapy; myofascial release therapy; flexibility; muscle strength; range of motion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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