Key result
A single bout of self-myofascial release using a foam roller significantly reduced peripheral systolic blood pressure by 4.01 mmHg and improved parameters of arterial stiffness at 30 minutes post-intervention in healthy young men.
Why the study?
It was unknown whether a single bout of self-myofascial release has a beneficial effect on peripheral and central blood pressure and arterial stiffness.
Does a single bout of self-myofascial release using a foam roller acutely reduce peripheral and central blood pressure and arterial stiffness in healthy young men?
Does a single bout of self-myofascial release using a foam roller acutely reduce peripheral and central blood pressure and arterial stiffness in healthy young men?
Mean Difference: -4.01
Absolute Event Rate: 117.21% vs 120.81%
p-value: p=0.003
A single bout of self-myofascial release using a foam roller acutely reduces peripheral and central blood pressure and improves parameters of arterial stiffness in healthy young men.
Acute SMR may transiently lower select BP and stiffness measures in healthy athletes; leaves open durability and relevance beyond this narrow cohort.
This study aimed to investigate whether a single bout of Self-myofascial Release (SMR) has a beneficial effect on peripheral and central Blood Pressure (BP) and different parameters of arterial stiffness. Twenty nine healthy male recreational athletes (26.1 ± 2.9 years, BMI 23.4 ± 1.5 kg/m2) completed an instructed SMR using a foam roller. Peripheral and central BP and different parameters of arterial stiffness were measured noninvasively before SMR and at different time points (t1, t15, t30) during a subsequent 30-min recovery phase. There was a significant decrease in both systolic (t15, −2.36 ± 4.45 mmHg, p = 0.05; t30, −4.01 ± 4.47 mmHg, p = 0.003) and diastolic (t30, −2.45 ± 5.45 mmHg, p = 0.025) peripheral pressure during the recovery phase after SMR. Regarding central BP, only systolic pressure showed a significant decrease (t30, −3.64 ± 5.83 mmHg, p = 0.003). Mean arterial pressure (t15, −1.91 ± 3.36, p = 0.03; t30, −3.05 ± 2.88 mmHg, p < 0.001), augmentation pressure (t30, −1.60 ± 2.40 mmHg, p = 0.009), peripheral resistance (t30, −0.09 ± 0.10 s* mmHg/ml, p < 0.001), and stiffness index β0 (t30, −0.33 ± 0.55, p = 0.021) were significantly reduced after SMR. No significant changes were determined for reflection coefficient, augmentation index, cardiac output, and heart rate, respectively. SMR showed effects on peripheral and central BP and different parameters of arterial stiffness in healthy young adults.
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Ketelhut et al. (2020) studied Healthy (n=29). Self-myofascial Release (SMR) using a foam roller vs. Baseline (pre-intervention) was evaluated on Peripheral systolic blood pressure at 30 minutes post-intervention (MD -4.01 mmHg, p=0.003). A single bout of self-myofascial release using a foam roller significantly reduced peripheral systolic blood pressure by 4.01 mmHg and improved parameters of arterial stiffness at 30 minutes post-intervention in healthy young men.
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