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The parameters of foam rolling, self-myofascial release treatment: a review of the literature

Debski Przemyslaw

Self-myofascial release (SMR) is a well known and popular therapy. Its growing enthusiasm is based on a high effectiveness and availability. However, there is a lack of agreement about which parameters should be used to optimize the effects of the therapy. The purpose of this review is to critically select and assess current literature and answer the question: what are the values of the following parameters:therapy duration, volume of applied pressure,speed and frequency of roll, type of roller, the number of treatment applications during one session,the duration of intervals between applications that yield the best results in terms of soft tissue.The authors launched their research in May 2018. The search strategy included electronic databases: EBSCOhost and PubMED. The following inclusion criteria were assessed: English language, high quality manuscripts (evaluation in PEDro scale) at least one of the groups using the foam roller, tennis ball or the stick to fascial release basic parameters of therapy described A total 55 articles met the inclusion criteria.