TABLE 1.
Changes in neuromuscular performance and hip range of motion after a warm-up protocol that included dynamic exercises (DWU) or self-myofascial foam rolling (SMFR) in elite tennis players.
| DWU | SMFR | ANOVA | |||||||||
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| Baseline | Post warm-up | Δ (%) | d | Baseline | Post warm-up | Δ (%) | d | Time | Protocol | Interaction | |
| CMJ (cm) | 34.78 ± 5.13 | 35.59 ± 5.19 | 2.32 ± 3.73 | 0.16 | 34.24 ± 6.77 | 34.42 ± 7.07 | 0.61 ± 5.54 | 0.02 | 0.173 | 0.716 | 0.373 |
| 10-m sprint (s) | 2.22 ± 0.11 | 2.20 ± 0.12 | -1.26 ± 2.02 | -0.19 | 2.12 ± 0.08 | 2.14 ± 0.08 | 1.03 ± 4.33 | 0.25 | 0.860 | 0.052 | 0.124 |
| 5-0-5 Agility Test (s) | 2.86 ± 0.14 | 2.79 ± 0.13 | -2.63 ± 3.55 | -0.52 | 2.75 ± 0.18 | 2.76 ± 0.13 | 0.44 ± 3.94 | 0.06 | 0.097 | 0.236 | 0.042* |
| SLRT dominant (º) | 76.55 ± 6.07 | 78.18 ± 6.23 | 2.12 ± 2.76 | 0.27 | 77.27 ± 5.75 | 79.09 ± 4.13 | 2.45 ± 2.50 | 0.36 | 0.001* | 0.732 | 0.836 |
| SLRT non-dominant (º) | 75.64 ± 5.78 | 76.36 ± 5.71 | 0.97 ± 3.02 | 0.14 | 77.09 ± 5.47 | 78.36 ± 4.97 | 1.68 ± 2.64 | 0.24 | 0.041* | 0.461 | 0.558 |
| TT dominant (º) | 0.91 ± 3.39 | 1.82 ± 3.52 | 17.33 ± 60.22 | 0.26 | 0.00 ± 2.69 | 0.36 ± 2.80 | 20.27 ± 28.67 | 0.13 | 0.115 | 0.348 | 0.448 |
| TT non-dominant (º) | 2.18 ± 3.16 | 2.55 ± 3.24 | 8.11 ± 52.08 | 0.12 | 0.73 ± 2.24 | 1.09 ± 3.02 | 27.47 ± 33.82 | 0.14 | 0.395 | 0.232 | 1.000 |
Data are presented as mean ± SD. Abbreviations: ANOVA: Analysis of variance with two ways: time and warm-up protocol; CMJ = Countermovement jump; SLRT = Straight Leg Raise Test; TT = Thomas Test.
*
Significant differences at p < 0.05.