Suction Cups and Foam Roller in the Improvement of the Flexibility in Basketball Players

The technique will be performed with the subject sitting on the floor, placing the Foam roller on the back of the thigh, requesting the athlete to perform cranial and caudal movements during the established time. The stretching exercise with the Foam roller will be done during 2 minutes in each member. The intervention through the suction cups will be performed with the subject in prone position, on the stretcher. The suckers are placed in the proximal part where the posterior musculature of the leg originates and in the distal part of the biceps femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranous insertion. This administration of the suckers will be applied during a period of 7 minutes in each member.

Each session will last 18 minutes, taking place two days a week, in a period of 4 weeks. The intervention will be carried out before starting the training session. The intervention through the self-administration of Foam roller has the objective of increasing the flexibility of the isquitibial musculature. The technique will be performed with the subject sitting on the floor, placing the Foam roller on the back of the thigh, requesting the athlete to perform cranial and caudal movements during the established time. The stretching exercise with the Foam roller will be done during 2 minutes in each member.