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Tissue flossing: a new short-duration compression therapy for reducing exercise-induced delayed-onset muscle soreness. A randomized, controlled and double-blind pilot cross-over trial

  • OBJECTIVES: The symptomatic reduction of exercise-induced delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is of great interest in the fields of Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy. At this time, few therapeutic interventions have proven their effectiveness. One of the most promising interventions is Compression Therapy. The object of this study is Tissue Flossing, a therapeutic short-term compression method and whether its post-exercise application can reduce the extent of perceived DOMS. DESIGN: randomized, controlled, and double-blind pilot cross-over trial. METHODS: Participants (n = 17) without any musculoskeletal injuries were recruited from university students. Participants performed an exercise protocol and obtained the intervention subsequently on one of both arms. Participants had to return for a second day to perform the whole procedure again, this time receiving the flossing intervention on the other arm. At both time points their opposite arms served as the control. The primary outcome measure was a patient reported visualOBJECTIVES: The symptomatic reduction of exercise-induced delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is of great interest in the fields of Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy. At this time, few therapeutic interventions have proven their effectiveness. One of the most promising interventions is Compression Therapy. The object of this study is Tissue Flossing, a therapeutic short-term compression method and whether its post-exercise application can reduce the extent of perceived DOMS. DESIGN: randomized, controlled, and double-blind pilot cross-over trial. METHODS: Participants (n = 17) without any musculoskeletal injuries were recruited from university students. Participants performed an exercise protocol and obtained the intervention subsequently on one of both arms. Participants had to return for a second day to perform the whole procedure again, this time receiving the flossing intervention on the other arm. At both time points their opposite arms served as the control. The primary outcome measure was a patient reported visual analogue scale 100mm. RESULTS: The mean value of DOMS of the flossed arm was 42mm compared to the non-flossed arm with 48mm. Differences were found to be statistically significant at 24 hours- (p=0,036; α=0.05), as well as at 48 hours post-intervention (p=0,035; α=0.05). Effect sizes were dz=0,408 at 24 hours-and dz=0,411 at 48 hours post-intervention. The clean language effect size was 0.66. CONCLUSIONS: Tissue flossing appears to be an effective method for treating DOMS which is slightly less effective but much more practicable than gold standard treatment.show moreshow less

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Author: Robert PrillORCiDGND, Robert SchulzORCiD, Sven MichelGND
DOI:https://doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.18.08701-7
ISSN:1827-1928
ISSN:0022-4707
Title of the source (English):The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
Document Type:Scientific journal article peer-reviewed
Language:English
Year of publication:2018
Tag:DOMS; Muscle; Physiotherapy; Treatment
Volume/Year:59
Issue number:5
First Page:861
Last Page:867
Faculty/Chair:Fakultät 4 Humanwissenschaften (bis 2023 Soziale Arbeit, Gesundheit und Musik) / FG Therapiewissenschaften II
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