Efeito da auto liberação miofascial sobre a recuperação de atletas após uma partida de futebol feminino profissional.

Abstract

The objective of the study was to verify the effect of a self-myofascial release protocol on the recovery of athletes after the professional female's soccer match. Ten players participated in the study (age 23.6±5.4 years; height 161.7±6.5 cm and body mass 58.5±6.4 kg). The athletes participated in two study conditions, self-myofascial release (SMFR) and control (passive recovery). In the SMFR condition, the athletes performed a self-myofascial release protocol the day after the match, on the quadriceps, adductors, hamstrings, iliotibial, gluteus, and gastrocnemius bands, lasting approximately 25 minutes. Perceptual (TQR, DOMS, BRAMS), mechanical (CMJ and Sprint 10 and 20 m), and physiological (CK) variables were monitored in the pre-match, post-match 24, and 48 h. To compare the two situations in the study, an ANOVA of repeated measures was performed using the Bonferroni α <5% post hoc test and the effect size was calculated by the partial ETA squared (ɳ𝑝2). No significant interactions were found between the two study conditions for the perceptual variables TQR (p=0.664, ɳ𝑝2=0.044), DOMS (p=0.845, ɳ𝑝2=0.19), BRAMS fatigue (p=0.447,ɳ𝑝2=0.073) and BRAMS vigor (p=0.644, ɳ𝑝2=0.048) and for the mechanical variables CMJ (p=0.789, ɳ𝑝2=0.026), Sprint 20 m (p=0.77, ɳ𝑝2=0.248) and Sprint 10 m (p=0.253,ɳ𝑝2=0.142). The physiological variable CK showed significant interaction (p=0.001,ɳ𝑝2=0.543), with higher values at the time of 24 h for the control condition. The results found showed that a single myofascial release session held 24 h after a soccer match did not accelerate the athletes' recovery process.