EPISODE · Jun 28, 2025 · 13 MIN
13: Foam Rolling: Performance and Recovery Meta-Analysis
from Listen, Learn, Adapt · host Anthony Novello
This academic paper presents a systematic review and meta-analysis examining the effects of foam rolling, a self-massage technique, on athletic performance and recovery. The authors analyzed twenty-one peer-reviewed studies to evaluate how foam rolling, applied either before exercise (pre-rolling) or after exercise (post-rolling), influences measures such as sprint, jump, and strength performance, flexibility, and muscle pain.Wiewelhove T, Döweling A, Schneider C, et al. A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Foam Rolling on Performance and Recovery. Front Physiol. 2019;10:376. Published 2019 Apr 9. doi:10.3389/fphys.2019.00376Follow Dr. Anthony Novello, PT, DPT@anthonynovello.dpt
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This academic paper presents a systematic review and meta-analysis examining the effects of foam rolling, a self-massage technique, on athletic performance and recovery. The authors analyzed twenty-one peer-reviewed studies to evaluate how foam rolling, applied either before exercise (pre-rolling) or after exercise (post-rolling), influences measures such as sprint, jump, and strength performance, flexibility, and muscle pain.Wiewelhove T, Döweling A, Schneider C, et al. A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Foam Rolling on Performance and Recovery. Front Physiol. 2019;10:376. Published 2019 Apr 9. doi:10.3389/fphys.2019.00376Follow Dr. Anthony Novello, PT, DPT@anthonynovello.dpt
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