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Is Foam Rolling Bad For You?

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In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the relevant anatomy behind myofascial release, foam rolling, and whether or not it's good for the IT Band.

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References

Myofascial Release

https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.487.367&rep=rep1&type=pdf
https://journals.lww.com/nsca-....jscr/fulltext/2014/0
https://www.sciencedirect.com/....science/article/abs/
https://journals.lww.com/acsm-....csmr/Fulltext/2015/0
https://www.sciencedirect.com/....science/article/abs/
https://meridian.allenpress.co....m/jat/article/48/4/5
https://feldenkrais.com/about-moshe-feldenkrais/
https://www.nfpt.com/blog/john....-barnes-myofascial-r

Foam Rolling

https://www.frontiersin.org/ar....ticles/10.3389/fphys
https://journals.lww.com/nsca-....jscr/Abstract/2021/0
https://journals.sagepub.com/d....oi/abs/10.1177/02692
https://journals.lww.com/nsca-....jscr/Abstract/2021/0
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p....mc/articles/PMC50469
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p....mc/articles/PMC69455
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p....mc/articles/PMC37183
https://www.ingentaconnect.com..../content/wk/jsc/2017

Fascia

https://www.bodyworkmovementth....erapies.com/article/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.co....m/doi/full/10.1002/c
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557497/
http://www.fasciaresearch.com

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Video Timeline

00:00 - 00:21 Intro
00:22 - 01:41 The Weeds
01:42 - 02:19 What Is Myofascial Release?
02:20 - 04:31 What Is Fascia?
04:32 - 05:02 What Are Fascial Restrictions?
05:03 - 06:06 What Are Foam Rollers?
06:07 - 08:10 What Is the IT Band?
08:11 - 08:24 Two Questions
08:25 - 08:53 What Are Myofibroblasts?
08:54 - 09:57 When Do Myofibroblasts Contract?
09:58 - 10:59 Is It Inflammation?
11:00 - 11:35 Is It Muscle Tightness?
11:36 - 12:23 Can You Release Myofascial Restrictions?
12:24 - 13:42 Is Foam Rolling Good At All?
13:43 - 14:43 We Need More Data
14:44 -15:17 YOGABODY Teachers College

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