Effectiveness of a Warm-Up With Foam Roller in Professional Basketball Players

Effectiveness of a Warm-Up With Foam Roller for 3 Months in Professional Basketball Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of a foam roller warm-up on sports performance in professional basketball players.

Twenty-two professional basketball players, divided into two randomized groups, carried out a specific warm-up for three months with a foam roller. Three measurements were made, pre-intervention, post-intervention at 12 weeks and a four-week follow-up. In these measurements reference data were taken for jumping, ankle dorsiflexion and balance. During this protocol, they performed three series of sixty seconds of application with thirty seconds of rest between series, three days a week and applied to the calf muscles, hamstrings, quadriceps, gluteus and TFL.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Masculine or feminine
• Minimum 18 years and maximum 30
• Professional players
• Practice 3 training sessions per week + competition on weekends

Exclusion Criteria:

• Musculoskeletal injury in the last 3 months
• Surgery in the lower extremity in the last year
• Present a diagnosed orthopedic or neurological pathology of the lower limb.