Acute Effects of Self-myofascial Release using a Foam Roller on Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Young Adults

Authors

Sascha Ketelhut^{1, *,} , Martin Möhle^{1, 2}, Kuno Hottenrott^{1, 2,}

¹Institute of Sports Science, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg

²Institute for Performance Diagnostics and Health Promotion, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg

^*Corresponding author. Email: sascha.ketelhut@gmail.com

DOI

10.2991/artres.k.200615.001How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Self-myofascial release; foam roller; arterial stiffness; hemodynamic parameters

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate whether a single bout of Self-myofascial Release (SMR) has a beneficial effect on peripheral and central Blood Pressure (BP) and different parameters of arterial stiffness. Twenty nine healthy male recreational athletes (26.1 ± 2.9 years, BMI 23.4 ± 1.5 kg/m²) completed an instructed SMR using a foam roller. Peripheral and central BP and different parameters of arterial stiffness were measured noninvasively before SMR and at different time points (t1, t15, t30) during a subsequent 30-min recovery phase. There was a significant decrease in both systolic (t15, −2.36 ± 4.45 mmHg, p = 0.05; t30, −4.01 ± 4.47 mmHg, p = 0.003) and diastolic (t30, −2.45 ± 5.45 mmHg, p = 0.025) peripheral pressure during the recovery phase after SMR. Regarding central BP, only systolic pressure showed a significant decrease (t30, −3.64 ± 5.83 mmHg, p = 0.003). Mean arterial pressure (t15, −1.91 ± 3.36, p = 0.03; t30, −3.05 ± 2.88 mmHg, p < 0.001), augmentation pressure (t30, −1.60 ± 2.40 mmHg, p = 0.009), peripheral resistance (t30, −0.09 ± 0.10 s* mmHg/ml, p < 0.001), and stiffness index β0 (t30, −0.33 ± 0.55, p = 0.021) were significantly reduced after SMR. No significant changes were determined for reflection coefficient, augmentation index, cardiac output, and heart rate, respectively. SMR showed effects on peripheral and central BP and different parameters of arterial stiffness in healthy young adults.

HIGHLIGHTS

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  A single bout of self-myofascial release confers favourable cardiovascular benefits.

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  Self-myofascial release induces mechanical stress to the vascular system.

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  Effects on vascular function is comparable to the effects after a bout of exercise.

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© 2020 Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology. Publishing services by Atlantis Press International B.V.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Sascha Ketelhut
AU  - Martin Möhle
AU  - Kuno Hottenrott
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/06/18
TI  - Acute Effects of Self-myofascial Release using a Foam Roller on Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Young Adults
JO  - Artery Research
SP  - 219
EP  - 222
VL  - 26
IS  - 4
SN  - 1876-4401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/artres.k.200615.001
DO  - 10.2991/artres.k.200615.001
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