Foam rolling as a recovery tool after an intense bout of physical activity

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 131-142

  Macdonald, Graham Z ^a   Button, Duane C ^a   Drinkwater, Eric J ^a,b   Behm, David George ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise Induced Muscle Damage; Muscle Activation; Muscle Soreness; Perceived Pain; Recovery; Self Myofascial Release

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYALGIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THIGH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYALGIA; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RESISTANCE TRAINING; THIGH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891552468     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182a123db     Document Type: Article

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