Effects of fascia gun versus stretching on exercise-induced muscle fatigue

doi:10.12307/2023.899

Abstract

Abstract: BACKGROUND: There are increasing scientific and technological ways to promote the recovery of muscle fatigue after sports, such as vibrating foam shaft, fascia gun relaxation, and ultra-low temperature cold therapy. Fascia gun relaxation has been widely used in practice, but there is still relatively little research on fascial guns.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of three relaxation methods (fascia gun, stretching, fascia gun+stretching) on muscle status and muscle strength during the recovery of exercise-induced muscle fatigue, and to provide scientific basis for the application of the three methods in practice.
METHODS: Forty college students were randomly divided into control group (n=10), stretching group (n=10), fascia gun group (n=10), and fascia gun+stretching group (n=10). All subjects completed leg flexion and extension training at 60%1 RM, 15 times per set, for 10 sets in total, to make exercise fatigue models. After modeling, the subjects were intervened with supine rest, static stretching, fascia gun relaxation, fascia gun+stretching relaxation respectively. Muscle status and muscle strength indexes were tested before exercise, immediately after exercise, immediately after relaxation, 24 and 48 hours after exercise.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The muscle tension and dynamic hardness of the control group and the stretching group immediately after relaxation were significantly higher than those before training (P < 0.01). However, there was no significant difference in the fascia gun group and fascia gun+stretching group before and after training (P > 0.05). At 24 hours after training, the peak torque of the control group and fascia gun group was significantly lower than that before training (P < 0.01), and there was no significant difference in the stretching group and fascia gun+stretching group before and 24 hours after training (P > 0.05). To conclude, the fascia gun can immediately and effectively improve the muscle state of sports fatigue and stretching can promote the effective recovery of muscle strength within 24 hours after sports fatigue. Relaxation using fascia gun plus stretching can achieve the superposition of the two effects.

Key words: fascia gun, stretching, muscle strength, muscle tension, muscle hardness

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Dai Jiansong, Xin Dongling, Chen Gangrui. Effects of fascia gun versus stretching on exercise-induced muscle fatigue[J]. Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research, 2024, 28(2): 242-246.

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2.4 肌肉张力的变化经多元方差重复测量分析，股外侧肌、股中间肌、股内侧肌的张力与时间的交互效应具有高度统计学意义(P < 0.01)。放松后即刻，对照组、拉伸组的股外侧肌、股内侧肌张力显著高于训练前(P < 0.01)，筋膜枪组、筋膜枪+拉伸组的股外侧肌、股内侧肌张力与训练前相比差异无显著性意义(P > 0.05)；训练后24 h，对照组、拉伸组、筋膜枪组的股外侧肌、股内侧肌张力显著低于放松后即刻(P < 0.05)；训练后24，48 h，4组与训练前相比均差异无显著性意义(P > 0.05)，见表2。 2.5 肌肉动态硬度的变化经多元方差重复测量分析，股外侧肌、股中间肌、股内侧肌的动态硬度与时间的交互效应具有高度统计学意义(P < 0.01)。放松后即刻，对照组、拉伸组的股外侧肌、股内侧肌动态硬度显著高于训练前(P < 0.01)，筋膜枪组、筋膜枪+拉伸组的股外侧肌动态硬度与训练前相比差异无显著性意义(P > 0.05)；训练后24 h，对照组、拉伸组、筋膜枪组的股外侧肌、股内侧肌动态硬度显著低于放松后即刻(P < 0.05)；训练后24，48 h，4组与训练前相比均差异无显著性意义(P > 0.05)，见表3。 2.6 等速肌力指标经多元方差重复测量分析，各组间的峰力矩、输出功率与时间的交互效应具有高度统计学意义(P < 0.01)。采用单因素方差分析进行组内比较，4组的峰力矩放松后即刻均显著低于训练前(P < 0.01)，训练后24 h对照组、筋膜枪组的峰力矩显著低于训练前(P < 0.01)，拉伸组、筋膜枪+拉伸组训练后24 h与训练前比较差异无显著性意义(P > 0.05)。4组的输出功率，放松后即刻显著低于训练前(P < 0.01)，对照组训练后24，48 h与训练前比较差异均有显著性意义(P < 0.05)，拉伸组、筋膜枪组、筋膜枪+拉伸组训练后24，48 h后与训练前比较均差异无显著性意义(P > 0.05)，见表4，5。 2.7 不良事件参与试验的所有受试者在训练和放松过程中，均未发生肌肉损伤，使用筋膜枪后也未发生拉伤等不良事件。"

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