The effects of foam rolling vs massage as recovery tools among UiTM Perlis FC footballers / Nurul Afiqah Bakar ... [et al.]

• Main Authors: Roslan, Muhammad Nuh Sharid, Zuraimy, Muhammad Hazim, Abdul Halim, Mohd Hazwan Zikri, Bakar, Nurul Afiqah, Ahmad, Mohd Faridz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis 2024
• Subjects: Physical medicine. Physical therapy. Including massage, exercise, occupational therapy, hydrotherapy, phototherapy, radiotherapy, thermotherapy, electrotherapy
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/90380/2/90380.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/90380/; https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/intelek/index
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

A new idea of recovery has been discovered called self-myofascial release. Foam rolling is one of the self-myofascial approaches that can help to speed up the recovery process. It works by relaxing contracted muscles, improving blood and lymphatic circulation, and stimulating the stretch reflex in m...