Acute Effects of Different Recovery Methods on Vertical Jump, Flexibility and Sprint Performance: A Comparison of Foam Rolling, Intermittent Pneumatic Compression and Massage Gun
Gizem Akarsu Taşman, İsmail Gözütok, Rotinda Balsatan, Pelin Kılıçdoğan, Hasan Siper, Ayşenur Çalışkan · Akdeniz Spor Bilimleri Dergisi · 2026
This study was conducted to examine the acute effects of various recovery
Methods: on jumping, flexibility and sprint performance following an isokinetic fatigue protocol. Thirty-eight male athletes (age: 21.03 ± 1.66 years; height: 178.5 ± 6.93 cm; body weight: 73.10 ± 9.59 kg) participated in the study voluntarily. Pre-tests included the sit-and-reach test, Countermovement Jump (CMJ), Drop Jump (DJ), and a 20-meter sprint test, administered in that order. Following the pre-tests, participants were randomly assigned to one of four groups: foam rolling, intermittent pneumatic compression, massage gun, or a control group. A standardized fatigue protocol was applied to all participants using a isokinetic dynamometer. After the recovery interventions, participants rested for 60 minutes under standard laboratory conditions before post-tests were conducted. The
Findings: indicated that the group×time interaction for CMJ and DJ performance was not statistically significant (p > 0.05); however, a more pronounced performance decline was observed in the control group (CMJ: 8.76%; DJ: 9.86%). No significant differences were found between the groups in terms of sprint performance (p>0.05). In terms of flexibility, the foam rolling and intermittent pneumatic compression groups differed significantly from the control group. In
Conclusion: , different recovery
methods may contribute to maintaining certain performance parameters and may be applied during periods of intensive training and competition.