I didn t know how it worked or what the benefits and or disadvantages were.
Disadvantages of foam rolling.
I started foam rolling a few months ago after hearing so many athletes talk about the importance of it on the internet.
There are tons of benefits to it but there are also a lot of drawbacks.
However you can foam roll a cold muscle much more safely than static or dynamic stretching a cold muscle she says.
I simply thought if the pros were doing it i should be doing it too.
In 1987 a physical therapist began to use the roller for self massage and from there use of foam rollers.
If you experience that icing.
Foam rolling is kind of like giving yourself a massage.
You use a big soft but dense cylindrical object to roll out your tight muscles like the it band hamstrings quads and calves.
What foam rolling does.
So i compiled a pros and cons list explaining my relationship with the foam roller.
Originally the foam roller was used as a body support and to work on standing balance.
In fact self myofascial release foam rolling is a recommended first step in your warm up the risks of doing it improperly are on par with getting too severe a massage bruising most of all.
Researchers found evidence from one small study of 11.
Always a good idea to follow trends.
It acts as a kind of self massaging process that people can do themselves.
The foam roller itself was originally created by moshe feldenkrais who was a practitioner who believed in easing pain through focus on how you move.