The Science of Foam Rolling? Help to verify or debunk the info in this video!

[@Bara-kg8es]

Foam Rolling is not helpful to release tension, that’s wrong. But it could help to stimulate the tissues

[@AnatomyLab]

OK, I did my research again and I understand what you guys mean and I should have used a different language, because the language I used is oversimplified and is misleading. You guys are 100% correct about this. I will make a follow up based on your feedback and criticism because it’s valuable. Thank you so much for pointing this out. I will wait one or two weeks because there’s probably more feedback coming and then we’re gonna make an updated version of this one . again thank you so much for And pointing things out that are not correct or need clarification because that’s the only way that we can be more accurate. So if you have any more I happy to hear and I will Incorporate it! I will also pin this comment so people can read about it! this is what I will use I’m happy if you could tell me If that is also your understanding and what you were pointing outs • Direct vs. Indirect Tension Relief: Foam rolling doesn’t “release” tension directly, as muscle relaxation is more about nervous system signaling than physical compression. However, it does create a sensation that might cause the brain to reduce the perception of tightness. • Tissue Stimulation: The feedback is accurate in that foam rolling stimulates the tissues by applying pressure, which may increase circulation and encourage mobility, helping users feel looser overall. anyway thanks so much!

[@judod97]

@@AnatomyLabhello,can you please refer to an article about this statement? rolling also has impressive effects on your spine! Rolling along your back gently creates space between vertebrae, hydrates spinal disks, and helps realign facet joints-all of which contribute to better posture, flexibility, and spinal health over time. Looks like plain bullshit to me,but im curious learner🙂thx

[@AnatomyLab]

@@judod97 thx for your comment! There will be a follow up on this video where I go over this again and clarify.. I also reached out to a spine research center and blackroll to see what they have. I know the wording I ve use should have been more clearly… thx for your comment though, the last thing I want to do is put bs out there,..

[@AnatomyLab]

@ one more thing which of these statements do you have a problem with? Space, hydration or the facet joints? Or all of them? The reason I want to know is that I d like to address all points…

[@judod97]

@ Space is very relative, hydration is (more or less) based only on compression and decompression of the disc, and realigning facets joints,well even chiropractors nowadays should know it is not whats happening- so none of those are okay with me

[@AnatomyLab]

Please read through the comments- there is valid criticism on this video- which I will make a follow up to. So please if you have any valuable feedback studies and so forth please don’t hesitate to cite them or sent them to me. I really would appreciate them. I think this is an important and interesting topic which deserves to be clarified because so many of us use for rollers. Please understand I don’t get everything right all the time and the goal of this channel is to provide accurate information. So we’re going to around two and keep going until we have it. Stay curious and have a good one. PS thanks to all the people that already contributed their knowledge.

[@sachaAlex]

Finally! I have seen videos claiming that foam rolling destroyes your fascia which always sounded wrong to me. Glad someone put the record straight.

[@AnatomyLab]

well I’m not too sure what to think about this. The problem with this statement is, that a lot of people use the word fascia for different tissues in the body. so if they include fascia with the skin, and they mean that it bruises your skin when you roll, I could understand the argument. but I would never use the word destroy, because destroying means messing it up beyond repai I would say, and I don’t think that’s what happening here😉. I would always ask the people to elaborate exactly and then call out their bullshit if it’s bullshit 😃👍 sometimes it’s just terminology that is used incorrectly or is not specified before hand. anyway that was a really interesting comment. Thank you so much for posting it.

[@pamfromwashington]

Very helpful, thank you! I'm also curious to know if a handheld massager would have a similar effect on muscles?

[@AnatomyLab]

the question which hand held massager are you talking about, there are so many of them,..

[@Ali-onYoutube]

Doc thanks for the amazing content! Is it a good strategy to use foam Rolling for better lymphatic System ?

[@AnatomyLab]

that’s a good question- I’m just wondering if the pressure when you foam roll isn’t to high, I’m just saying this because when you do lymph drainage manually, there is minimal pressure with the hands,..

[@ЛюбовьВалерьевнаСтклянина]

You are the kings of wisdom

[@AnatomyLab]

I wish!

[@farrider3339]

I love your bony buddy and the demonstrations he does. Me I'm a passionate foam roller. Not too frequently or on a daily base. Body needs time to integrate the effects of the various rollin exercises. Thanks man + 💀

[@AnatomyLab]

thanks for your comment! glad you like it!

[@madhuribg2003]

Excellent explanation.

[@AnatomyLab]

thank you!

[@user-g3froni]

Love it👏🏼

[@taroonbali]

great video, but i was interested to visually see how the muscle spindles physiologically respond to rolling - how they look before/after. or is it safe to say the muscle fibers themselves don’t change from foam rolling, it’s just that rolling helps the brain / nervous system loosen up the tension being held in the muscles?

[@AnatomyLab]

that would be a lot zooming I wonder it there it footage my self- I maybe dig into this! thx so much for your input!

[@dhilodgopal2922]

Great information 🙏

[@AnatomyLab]

thx!

[@mariostekic]

I love foam lolling for my sore hamstrings or before/after training, kicking (Taekwondo).

[@AnatomyLab]

I understand why you d do that, still take it easy on them wooden boards!

[@MK-ow3rh]

Please make one about balance!! Especially balance on one foot

[@AnatomyLab]

oh that’s a good one! thx for the input!

[@susanacabo6]

thanks a lot for the info...👏

[@AnatomyLab]

you surely are welcome!

[@rockyyagi6014]

Hi everyone, I’m hoping someone can help me out with a quick question. I've been experiencing benign fasciculation syndrome (BFS) for the past two years, with random muscle twitches. I make sure to stay hydrated and take electrolytes regularly. Do you think these twitches might be related to stress, or could it be a matter of my muscles not receiving enough electrolytes or oxygen? Could this mean that My muscle is tighten caused by prolonged sitting? Thanks so much for any insights, much appreciated! 😊 Warm regards,

[@anya0509]

Coool, thanks 👍🏻

[@gmajororder]

Bro those pixels, do they also foam roll? I mean..! the quality of the bones/muscles/etc is just ..wOw

[@AnatomyLab]

😃😂 it’s steroids

[@loananhphuongwang7221]

thanks AD ! you can make video The Science of iastm: What's Really Happening in Your Body ?

[@AnatomyLab]

that’s a good one I’ll think about it! thx for your input,

[@ellab9054]

Sehr interessant danke. Ich habe es gelernt dass die Wirbelsäule vor allem die Dornvortsätze dürfen niemals gerollt werden. Es entsteht das Gefahr dass man die feine Nerven einklemmt. Und tatsächlich ich kenne viele die durch das Rollen der Wirbelsäule die Nerven eingeklemmt haben. Lg Ella

[@AnatomyLab]

interessant habe ich noch nie gehört und auch noch nie jemand kennen gelernt wo sowas passiert wäre, aber möglich ist fast alles. Das mit dem die dornfortsätze niemals rollen halte ich persönlich für übertrieben, weil sonst wär das schon so vielen Leuten passiert und Die Rollen würden einfach aus den gyms verschwinden. aber wie schon gesagt ich kann mir schon vorstellen dass das in Einzelfällen passieren kann. Danke jedenfalls für den Kommentar und liebe Grüße!

[@ellab9054]

@AnatomyLab sehr gerne und danke für die Antwort. Also wenn ich selber den Rücken Rolle habe ich eine spezielle luftgefüllte Rolle die ein bisschen nachgibt. Die normale ist sehr unangenehm...ich bin auch sehr schlak und evtl deshalb spüre das so intensiv. Ich benutze lieber die Bälle am Rücken. Der Ball durch die kleine Fläche geht mehr auf die Triggerpunkte. Aber 1000 Dank für die Antwort und dein you tube Kanal. Weiter so❤️

[@AnatomyLab]

@ sicher gerne, und ja wenn man sehr schlank ist, geht der ganze direkt auf ws. Kann ich mir vorstellen dass das wehtut,.. Gott sei dank gibts mittlerweile so viele verschiedene Rollen… alles liebe,

[@oniseant9023]

thanks, thanl you!

[@AnatomyLab]

you are welcome!

[@hakancavusoglu1121]

Thanks Prof.!!👏👏🙋🏻‍♂️🕺

[@AnatomyLab]

😂I wish! have a good one!

[@slamchain2902]

You are the best

[@AnatomyLab]

thx so much!

[@slamchain2902]

@AnatomyLab you're welcome

[@rockyyagi6014]

My mid back started to tingling due to tight muscle, foam rolling doses release the tightness:)🎉

[@AnatomyLab]

glad it helped you!

[@princetate1586]

🎵Roll in peace🎶 🍿👀

[@AnatomyLab]

rock n roll

[@olatylinska]

❤❤❤❤

[@seb55935]

I just found your channel and it’s awesome! I’ve got a video request when it comes to knees… I’ve had problems with my knees a lot the last years. I squad down for like half a minute, get up again and both my knees hurt as a whole (joints?) Also, I do a lot of yoga to improve on that - here, whenever I do postures where I bend my knees as in Lotus Pose oder Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana, after releasing my knees hurt. I know - go to a doctor.. I did once, but he couldn’t help me. And I’m just curious about the anatomy of the knee. And ofc, the graphical visualisation of a full lotus pose might look interesting to other (yoga interested) people!

[@soundtracksofmylife]

Rolling the balls of your feet is the best

[@AnatomyLab]

oh yes I love it as well! especially with a blckroll mini!

[@monnoo8221]

except for the spine, where rolling is mostly not targeting muscles, rolling is very dangerous, as it can easily rupture the fascia, especially in the hamstrings. Why not using the fingers and pull the strings apart, by digging into them? Ad the rolling of the IT band is complete nonsense

[@AnatomyLab]

please give me some scientific evidence that fascia is ruptured by rolling, I’m really curious to see this. rolling doesn’t exclude the usage of manual techniques and why is rolling on the it band Nonsens. while I understand that the it band isn t as noch affected due to its composition you still reach portions of the Vastus lateralis also there are a bunch of reflex ones and much more. please elaborate on your argument.

[@Kavadub]

Lots of trigger points in the TFL and the vastus lateralis. Foam roller on these points is very efficient to release them and let the blood flow come back to the muscles fibers. Don't need to roll on them btw, just stay where the point is (yes, it hurts) and wait a few (long) seconds, while breathing calmly, and the whole muscle is relaxing. This is no BS. I've been a deep massage practitioner for 15 years, and trigger points releasing is big part of my job. Your best friend for a daily muscles relaxation are : your foam roller, your tennis ball, your small hard bouncing ball (3.5cm or so), your lungs and a calm mind. Thank you for your videos, they are really usefull 👍

[@AnatomyLab]

@ I m with you a hundred percent my dear colleague I’ve been a Manuel therapist myself for for 20 years now so I know exactly what you’re talking about and thank you for liking the videos! Have a good one and be kind to your thumbs👍

[@Kavadub]

@ how do you know about my thumbs ?😄 Quervain tenditinitis (right AND left)... Quite challenging for a manual therapist : that tendinitis is only the consequence and not the cause (better look at the thumb's adductor muscle). And a lot of nice rubbing of the wrist area with my personal mix : linen oil + magnesium sulfate 👍

[@AnatomyLab]

@ I hear you! My go to moves foam roll the forearms and use gua sha stones for trigger points. I really really fell in love with them. I wish I had known years ago about how useful they can be because if you use them, you can work pretty deep and they get warm so they are nice for the client and they are easy on your wrist. You should really give them a try really cheap. The only thing you can’t do is drop them then they just break but that’s OK. I’ll definitely try what you just told me. Have a good one.