Technical Report: Quantification of the Rockfloss ® Floss Band Stretch Force at Different Elongation Lengths.

Technical Report: Quantification of the Rockfloss® Floss Band Stretch Force at Different Elongation Lengths. J Sport Rehabil. 2019 May 16;:1-13 Authors: Cheatham SW, Baker R Abstract CONTEXT: Floss bands are a popular intervention used by sports medicine professionals to enhance myofascial function and mobility. The bands are often wrapped around a region of the body in an overlapping fashion (e.g. 50%) and then tensioned by stretching the band to a desired length (e.g. 50%). To date, no research has investigated the stretch force of the bands at different elongation lengths. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this clinical study was to quantify the Rockfloss® band stretch force at 6 different elongation lengths (i.e. 25% to 150%) for the 5.08 cm and 10.16 cm width bands. DESIGN: Controlled laboratory study. SETTING: University kinesiology laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: One trained researcher conducted all measurements. PROCEDURES: The stretch force of a floss band was measured at 6 different elongation lengths with a force gauge. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Band tension force at different band elongation lengths. RESULTS: The stretch force values for the 5.08 cm (2-inch) width were as follows: 25% = 13.53 ± 0.25 N, 50% = 24.57 ± 0.28 N, 75% = 36.18 ± 0.39 N, 100% = 45.89 ± 0.62 N, 125% = 54.68 ± 0.26 N, 150% = 62.54 ± 0.40 N. The stretch force values for the 10.16 cm (4-inch) width were a...
Source: Journal of Sport Rehabilitation - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: J Sport Rehabil Source Type: research