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Acute Effect of 2 Self-Myofascial Release Protocols on Hip and Ankle Range of Motion

Amandda de Souza, Cristiano Gomes Sanchotene, Cristiano Moreira da Silva Lopes, Jader Alfredo Beck, Affonso Celso Kulevicz da Silva, Suzana Matheus Pereira, Caroline Ruschel

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation · 2017 · 37 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

The results suggest that SMR of the posterior thigh and calf muscles acutely increases the ROM of both hip flexion and ankle dorsiflexion and that duplicating the SMR volume from 10 to 20 repetitions per set seems not to promote additional gains.

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