Disadvantages Of Foam Rolling

I simply thought if the pros were doing it i should be doing it too.

Disadvantages of foam rolling. There are tons of benefits to it but there are also a lot of drawbacks. Originally the foam roller was used as a body support and to work on standing balance. But what are the pros and cons. 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. The idea behind foam rolling is to help relieve pain from trigger points such as aches and pains or other sore and tight areas of the body. 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. Foam rolling may help increase your range of motion but more research is needed range of motion is important for flexibility and performance.

However you can foam roll a cold muscle much more safely than static or dynamic stretching a cold muscle she says. So i compiled a pros and cons list explaining my relationship with the foam roller. What foam rolling does. Always a good idea to follow trends.

You use a big soft but dense cylindrical object to roll out your tight muscles like the it band hamstrings quads and calves. I didn t know how it worked or what the benefits and or disadvantages were. I started foam rolling a few months ago after hearing so many athletes talk about the importance of it on the internet. Foam rolling is kind of like giving yourself a massage.