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September 27, 2022
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Jogging and Practical-Duration Foam-Rolling Exercises and Range of Motion, Proprioception, and Vertical Jump in Athletes

Publicated to:Journal Of Athletic Training. 54 (11): 1171-1178 - 2019-11-01 54(11), DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-474-18

Authors: Romero-Franco, Natalia; Romero-Franco, Javier; Jimenez-Reyes, Pedro

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Unicaja Jaen Athlet Club, Jaen, Spain - Author
Univ Balearic Isl, Nursing & Physiotherapy Dept, Rd Valldemossa,Km 7-5, E-07122 Palma De Mallorca, Spain - Author
Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Phys Act & Sports Sci Dept, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

Context: Foam-rolling exercises are frequently included in warmups due to their benefits for increasing range of motion (ROM). However, their effects on proprioception and vertical jump have not been analyzed and therefore remain unclear. Moreover, the effects of performing practical-duration foam-rolling exercises after typical warmup exercises such as jogging are unknown. Objective: To analyze the effects of jogging and practical-duration foam-rolling exercises on the ROM, knee proprioception, and vertical jump of athletes. Design: Randomized controlled study. Setting: Sports laboratory and university track. Patients or Other Participants: Thirty athletes were randomly classified into an experimental group (EG) or control group (CG). Intervention(s): The EG performed 8-minute jogging and foam-rolling exercises. The CG performed 8-minute jogging. Main Outcome Measure(s): Knee flexion, hip extension, active knee extension, ankle dorsiflexion (ADF), knee-joint position sense, and countermovement jump (CMJ) were evaluated before the intervention (baseline), after (post 0 min), and 10 minutes later. Results: The EG exhibited higher values for ADF and CMJ at post 0 min (ADF: P<.001, d = 0.88; CMJ: P<.001, d = 0.52) and 10 minutes later (ADF: P = .014, d = 0.41; CMJ: P = .006, d = 0.22) compared with baseline. Although the CG also showed increased CMJ at post 0 min (P = .044, d = 0.21), the EG demonstrated a greater increase (P = .021, d = 0.97). No differences were found in the remaining ROM variables (knee flexion, hip extension, active knee extension: P values>.05). For knee-joint position sense, no differences were found (P>.05). Conclusions: Combining jogging and practical-duration foam rolling may increase ADF and CMJ without affecting knee proprioception and hip or knee ROM. Jogging by itself may slightly increase ADF and CMJ, but the results were better and were maintained after 10 minutes when foam rolling was added.

Keywords

AdultAnkleArticleAthleteAthletic performanceClinical articleControlled studyEliteFemaleFlexibilityFoamHipHumanHuman experimentIntensityJoggingJoint rangeKnee functionMaleOutcome assessmentPerformanceProprioceptionRandomized controlled trialRange of motionRecoveryReliabilityRoller-massagerSelf-myofascial releaseWarm upWarm-upWarmup exercise

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal Of Athletic Training due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2019, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations from Scopus Elsevier, it yields a value for the Field-Weighted Citation Impact from the Scopus agency: 1.12, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 6.54 (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-04, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 15
  • Scopus: 18

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-04:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 169.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 169 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 12.2.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 19 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (Jiménez Reyes, Pedro).