An Investigation of Popular Recovery Methods in Volleyball Players

Author

Timber Terrell, Arkansas State UniversityFollow

Date of Award

7-14-2022

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Exercise Science, MS

First Advisor

Brian Church

Committee Members

Amanda Wheeler; Eric Scudamore; Veronika Pribyslavska

Call Number

LD 251 .A566t 2022 T47

Abstract

Volleyball athletes are required to perform high force jumping skills throughout practice and competition which sometimes results in acute muscle soreness. Athletes and coaches are seeking novel recovery methods to enhance jumping performance. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of two recovery methods: compression therapy and cupping therapy. During compression therapy, athletes place pneumatic sleeves on their legs following practice. During cupping therapy, a cup device is placed on various locations on the legs and a small suction is applied. Six college volleyball athletes jumping performance and range of motion was measured on three days following practice. A different recovery method was used on each of the three days: compression, cupping, and control with no additional recovery method. A 2x3 repeated-measures ANOVA was used. Results of this investigation showed no significant main effects for treatment for all dependent variables. For left and right leg range of motion, there was a significant main effect for time (Left: p = .025, Right: p = .004). There was no difference in jumping performance or range of motion between the three recovery methods. The results indicate that specialized recovery methods may not be necessary to aid recovery in college volleyball athletes.

Rights Management

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Terrell, Timber, "An Investigation of Popular Recovery Methods in Volleyball Players" (2022). Student Theses and Dissertations. 239.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/239