Vibration-assisted

Compared in the reviewR4 · 7 full-text papers, 9 abstract-only

At least one paper behind this review states what this option was measured against. That is not a ranking, and this option carries no evidence profile of its own.

Requirements it fills

joint-specific ROM
Mobility & Flexibility · 2 papers put it here
pre-activity preparation
Mobility & Flexibility · 1 paper put it here

How it is performed

Added 16 minutes of passive vibration foam rolling using a commercial roller at 48 Hz. A researcher rolled over triceps brachii, biceps brachii, latissimus dorsi, rotator cuff, calf, quadriceps, gluteus, and hamstring muscles with a pressure intensity of 2 or 3 on a 10 cm visual analog scale, performing one set of 60 seconds per muscle group at a rate of 30 rolls per minute. Same as SS + VFR but without vibration.
Che-Hsiu Chen, Chin-Hsien Hsu, L. Chu et al. (2022) · Biology · 10.3390/biology11071025
Acute Effects of Static Stretching Combined with Vibration and Nonvibration Foam Rolling on the Cardiovascular Responses and Functional Fitness of Older Women with Prehypertension

Dose

Nothing states what this option's dose measures — no library step prescribes this option and its review states no dose unit.

Dose and time, as the papers state it

28 Hz
Chiao-Wen Wu, Chun-Hao Huang, Nai-Jen Chang (2026) · Journal of Sports Science and Medicine · 10.52082/jssm.2026.149
Vibration Rolling, Non-Vibration Rolling, and Static Stretching for Delayed- Onset Muscle Soreness on Physiological Changes and Recovery of Athletic Performance in Runners.

Equipment

Equipment is a property of the movement and is authored, never derived from the evidence corpus (docs/research/round2/ROUND2_KNOWN_CORRECTIONS.md §1). This option resolves to no catalogue exercise, so nothing has authored it yet.

Level and prerequisites

No row states a level or a prerequisite for this option.

Progression and regression

Vibration foam rolling has a significant effect on performance compared to non-vibration foam rolling.
A. Konrad, M. Tilp, M. Nakamura (2021) · Frontiers in Physiology · 10.3389/fphys.2021.720531
A Comparison of the Effects of Foam Rolling and Stretching on Physical Performance. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Pressure maintained at 2 or 3 on a 10 cm visual analog scale, duration of 60 seconds per muscle group. Same as VFR but without vibration.
Che-Hsiu Chen, Chin-Hsien Hsu, L. Chu et al. (2022) · Biology · 10.3390/biology11071025
Acute Effects of Static Stretching Combined with Vibration and Nonvibration Foam Rolling on the Cardiovascular Responses and Functional Fitness of Older Women with Prehypertension

Who should not do this

Increases ROM; no specific contraindications mentioned.
David G. Behm, J. C. Aragão-Santos, Negar Korooshfard, Saman Hadjizedah Anvar (2023) · International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy · 10.26603/001c.73311
Alternative Flexibility Training

Setting, as the studies used it

facility or specialist (vibration device)
David G. Behm, J. C. Aragão-Santos, Negar Korooshfard, Saman Hadjizedah Anvar (2023) · International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy · 10.26603/001c.73311
Alternative Flexibility Training

What the papers compared it with

Foam rolling — a paper measured this option against it
“Foam rolling” · A. Konrad, M. Nakamura, F. Paternoster, M. Tilp, David G. Behm (2022) · 10.1007/s00421-022-04927-1
Static stretching — a paper measured this option against it
“Active static stretching (SS” · Brandon M. Fjerstad, R. Hammer, A. Hammer, Gavin Connolly, Karen V Lomond, P. O'Connor (2018) · 10.70252/ZFUC8076
PNF stretching — a paper measured this option against it
“PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching” · Özgür Eken, Ramazan Bayer (2021) · 10.15561/26649837.2022.0101

A paper measuring one option against another does not make the two interchangeable, and it does not say which to choose. These are listed as what the papers did, and nothing here proposes a substitution.