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To determine whether high-volume foam rolling produces greater acute neuromuscular, structural, and biochemical changes in hamstring muscles compared to low-volume foam rolling.

August 19, 2026SportsOpen Access

Acute Structural, Functional, and Biochemical Responses to a High- and Low-Volume Foam Rolling Exercise on the Hamstring Muscles: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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JHJakob HoferUniversity of Graz DBDavid G. BehmMemorial University of Newfoundland MNMasatoshi NakamuraNishikyushu University

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Randomized trial demonstrates equivalent acute mobility benefits between high- and low-volume foam rolling in healthy males, suggesting longer durations yield no added benefit.

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To determine whether high-volume foam rolling produces greater acute neuromuscular, structural, and biochemical changes in hamstring muscles compared to low-volume foam rolling.
Randomized trial allocating 57 healthy male participants to high-volume foam rolling (10 min per thigh), low-volume foam rolling (2 min per thigh), or a resting control group (20 min rest).
Evaluated sit-and-reach, shoulder circumduction mobility, maximal voluntary isometric contraction, biceps femoris stiffness, and creatine kinase levels pre- and post-intervention using linear mixed-effects models.
Significant main effects of Time were observed for sit-and-reach and shoulder circumduction, alongside a significant Group effect for shoulder circumduction (p < 0.05), with no significant Group × Time interactions across any outcome (all p > 0.05).
Both foam rolling durations improved shoulder circumduction compared to resting controls, but extending duration from 2 to 10 minutes showed no differential effects on mobility, muscle stiffness, maximal isometric strength, or creatine kinase concentrations.

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Hofer et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8563d703308d306e2d7409 https://doi.org/10.3390/sports14080354

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Randomized trial demonstrates equivalent acute mobility benefits between high- and low-volume foam rolling in healthy males, suggesting longer durations yield no added benefit.

Acute Structural, Functional, and Biochemical Responses to a High- and Low-Volume Foam Rolling Exercise on the Hamstring Muscles: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Acute Structural, Functional, and Biochemical Responses to a High- and Low-Volume Foam Rolling Exercise on the Hamstring Muscles: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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