The Declining Role of the Foam Roller

Foam rolling may be useful in the short-term, but long-term, the results just don't show a benefit.

At gyms all over the world, athletes can be found grunting and making pain faces as they aggressively grind out various sore body parts on foam rollers.

 

Their thinking behind this self-administered, sometimes painful, myofascial release (SMR) technique is:

 

1. “It will help with recovery.”
2. “It will make me less sore tomorrow.”
3. “It will prevent DOMS.”

 

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