Suction Cups and Foam Roller in the Improvement of the Flexibility in Basketball Players
Condition: Flexibility, Waxy
MeSH terms: Catalepsy
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      Introduction. Basketball is a predominantly anaerobic exercise that exposes to high intensity
      actions (jumps, speed control, accelerations and decelerations, and changes of direction). A
      lack of flexibility can affect the appearance of muscle injuries. Foam roller is a myofascial
      self-release technique using a foam roller. The suction cups are an instrumental technique
      where the negative pressure produces an increase in the blood flow of the tissues.

      Goals. To evaluate the effectiveness of a physiotherapy intervention through suction cups and
      foam roller in amateur basketball players.

      Study design. Randomized, single-blind clinical study with a follow-up period. Methodology.
      The 20 basketball players that are expected to be recruited will be randomly assigned to the
      two study groups: experimental (suction cups and Foam roller) and control (Foam roller). The
      intervention will last 4 weeks, with 2 weekly sessions. The study variable will be: hamstring
      flexibility (measured with finger-ground, Well and Shober tests). The analysis of normality
      will be carried out with the Shapiro-Wilk test. In case of homogeneity of the groups, we will
      use parametric tests: t-student test of repeated measures (difference between evaluations)
      and ANOVA of repeated means (intra and intersubject effect).

      Expected results. An intervention using suction cups and foam roller is effective in
      improving the flexibility of the hamstring muscles in basketball players.
    


Intervention name(s): Suction cups; Foam roller
Intervention type(s): Other; Other
Intervention description(s): The technique will be performed with the subject sitting on the floor, placing the Foam roller on the back of the thigh, requesting the athlete to perform cranial and caudal movements during the established time. The stretching exercise with the Foam roller will be done during 2 minutes in each member. The intervention through the suction cups will be performed with the subject in prone position, on the stretcher. The suckers are placed in the proximal part where the posterior musculature of the leg originates and in the distal part of the biceps femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranous insertion. This administration of the suckers will be applied during a period of 7 minutes in each member.; Each session will last 18 minutes, taking place two days a week, in a period of 4 weeks. The intervention will be carried out before starting the training session. The intervention through the self-administration of Foam roller has the objective of increasing the flexibility of the isquitibial musculature. The technique will be performed with the subject sitting on the floor, placing the Foam roller on the back of the thigh, requesting the athlete to perform cranial and caudal movements during the established time. The stretching exercise with the Foam roller will be done during 2 minutes in each member.
Other intervention name(s): Hamstring flexibility; Hamstring flexibility
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary purpose: Prevention
Keywords: Cupping therapy; Foam roller; Basketball; Flexibility; Hamstring