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Self-Myofascial Release of the Foot Plantar Surface: The Effects of a Single Exercise Session on the Posterior Muscular Chain Flexibility after One Hour

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العنوان: Self-Myofascial Release of the Foot Plantar Surface: The Effects of a Single Exercise Session on the Posterior Muscular Chain Flexibility after One Hour
المؤلفون: Russo, Luca, Montagnani, Eleonora, Pietrantuono, Davide, D’Angona, Fabiola, Fratini, Tommaso, Di Giminiani, Riccardo, Palermi, Stefano, Ceccarini, Francesco, Migliaccio, Gian Mario, Lupu, Elena, Padulo, Johnny
المساهمون: L. Russo, E. Montagnani, D. Pietrantuono, F. D’Angona, T. Fratini, R. Di Giminiani, S. Palermi, F. Ceccarini, G.M. Migliaccio, E. Lupu, J. Padulo
بيانات النشر: MDPI
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: The University of Milan: Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (AIR)
مصطلحات موضوعية: self-myofascial release, training, sit and reach, posterior muscular chain, flexibility, Settore M-EDF/02 - Metodi e Didattiche delle Attivita' Sportive
الوصف: This study evaluated the effects of a single exercise session of Self-Myofascial Release (SMR) on the posterior muscular chain flexibility after one hour from the intervention. Thirty-six participants performed SMR using a rigid ball under the surface of both feet. Participants were tested with the Sit and Reach (S&R) test at four different times: before (T0), immediately after (T1), 30 (T2), and 60 (T3) minutes after the SMR intervention. The sample (n = 36) was categorized into three groups: (1) flexible, (2) average, and (3) stiff, based on the flexibility level at T0 (S&R values of >10 cm, >0 but <10 cm and <0 cm, respectively). For the whole sample, we detected significant improvements in the S&R test between the T1, T2, and T3 compared to T0. The stiff group showed a significant (p < 0.05) improvement between T1–T2 and T1–T3. Results were similar between the average group and the whole sample. The flexible group did not show any significant difference (p > 0.05) over time. In conclusion, this investigation demonstrated that an SMR session of both feet was able to increase posterior muscular chain flexibility up to one hour after intervention. Considering that a standard training session generally lasts one hour, our study can help professionals take advantage of SMR effects for the entire training period. Furthermore, our results also demonstrate that physical exercise practitioners should also assess individuals’ flexibility before training, as the SMR procedure used in this work does not seem necessary in flexible individuals.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
اللغة: English
Relation: info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000915100700001; volume:20; issue:2; firstpage:1; lastpage:12; numberofpages:12; journal:INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH; https://hdl.handle.net/2434/951270; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85146584596
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20020974
الاتاحة: https://hdl.handle.net/2434/951270
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20020974
Rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.E245E08
قاعدة البيانات: BASE