Different foam rolling techniques: Why the fuss? It seems as though the best way to foam roll is in the name—roll. Rolling back and forth does have some merit and support from the scientific community. In a recently published review of foam rolling,

Foam rolling, a form of self-myofascial release (SMR), hit the mainstream almost 15 years ago and is continuing to increase in popularity. While there are several ways to measure these popularity trends, an interesting approach is to look at the attention foam rolling is getting from the scientific community 

See how foam rolling plus a dynamic warm-up affected performance testing results in college athletes.

See how research on foam rolling after an intense strength training session aided in reducing DOMS and improving exercise recovery.

See how research on core stability exercise plus myofascial trigger point therapy improved dynamic balance for patients with low back pain.