Effect of vibration vs non-vibration foam rolling techniques on flexibility, dynamic balance and perceived joint stability after fatigue

Ana María de Benito, Raúl Valldecabres, Diego Ceca, Jim Richards, Joaquín Barrachina Igual, Ana Pablos, Ana María de Benito, Raúl Valldecabres, Diego Ceca, Jim Richards, Joaquín Barrachina Igual, Ana Pablos

Abstract

Background: Foam roller and vibration techniques are currently used to assist in recovery after fatigue. The main purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the use of a foam roller with and without vibration on dynamic balance, ankle dorsiflexion, hamstring and lumbar spine flexibility and perceived knee and ankle stability after an induced fatigue protocol.

Methods: A total of 24 healthy recreationally active participants (17 males and seven females) were recruited to a randomized cross over trial consisting of; no treatment (NT), foam roller treatment (FR) and vibration foam roller treatment (VFR). The assessments included; the Sit & Reach test, Y balance test and post-treatment perceived knee and ankle stability. Measurements were taken after a standardized warm up (baseline) and repeated following an exercise-induced muscle fatigue protocol consisting of repeated lunges until volitional fatigue. The three treatment conditions were assessed on three separate days in a randomized order. A 3 × 3 repeated measures ANOVA was used to investigate differences between the three treatments over the three time points and a one factor repeated measures ANOVA was used to determine any differences between treatments using the Global Rate of Change scale when considering perceived stability.

Results: FR and VFR conditions both showed a greater ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (ROM) (p < 0.001), greater posteromedial and posterolateral reach distances (p < 0.001) and a better knee and ankle perceived stability (p < 0.001) when compared to the NT condition. A trend toward significance was observed in the hamstring and lumbar spine flexibility (p = 0.074) in both treatment conditions when compared to the NT condition. However, no differences were seen between the FR and VFR conditions.

Conclusions: Both FR conditions seem to assist in exercise-induced muscle fatigue recovery with improvements in ROM, balance and perceived stability.

Keywords: Ankle dorsiflexion; Foam roller; ROM; Recovery; Vibration foam roller.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

© 2019 de Benito et al.

Figures

Figure 1. Recruitment and testing flow diagram.
Figure 1. Recruitment and testing flow diagram.
Note: T1, Baseline; T2, post-fatigue; T3, post-treatment; NT, no treatment; FR, foam roller treatment; VFR, vibration foam roller treatment.
Figure 2. Results for time × treatment…
Figure 2. Results for time × treatment ANOVA showing the simple effects for the significant variables.
(A) Ankle dorsiflexion. (B) Dynamic balance, posteromedial reach. (C) Dynamic balance, posterolateral reach. Note: T1, Baseline; T2, post-fatigue; T3, post-treatment; NT, no treatment; FR, foam roller treatment; VFR, vibration foam roller treatment. Significance level: ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05.
Figure 3. Simple effects for the joints…
Figure 3. Simple effects for the joints perceived stability.
(A) Knee perceived stability. (B) Ankle perceived stability. Note: NT, no treatment; FR, foam roller treatment; VFR, vibration foam roller treatment. Significance level: ***p < 0.001.

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