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SynthesisJournal of athletic training2019

Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization: A Systematic Review and Effect-Size Analysis.

Cristina B Seffrin, Nicole M Cattano, Melissa A Reed, Alison M Gardiner-Shires

3 registry-linked trialsOpen access · diamondAbstract readSystematic Review
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Journal of athletic training, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 30 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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30citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05690178 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Deep Tissue Massage on Subjective and Objective Parameters in Office Workers With Chronic Low Back Pain

TypeinterventionalSponsorPoznan University of Physical EducationRan2021 to 2021Enrolled40ConditionsChronic Low-back PainArmsDeep Tissue Massage
NCT06406023 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization in Management of Piriformis Syndrome

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2024 to 2024Enrolled38ConditionsPiriformis SyndromeArmsConventional treatment, Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization
NCT07102355 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Comparative Effectiveness of Dry Cupping and Graston Techniques in Office Workers With Scapulocostal Syndrome; A Randomised Clinical Trail

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Management and Technology Sialkot PakistanRan2024 to 2025Enrolled46ConditionsScapulocostal SyndromeArmsExperimental: Group A = Dry Cupping, Experimental: Group B = Graston Technique
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. The Effect of Massage Force on Relieving Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  9. Soft Tissue Mobilization and Stretching for Shoulder in CrossFitters: A Randomized Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cristina B SeffrinWest Chester University, Pennsylvania.
Nicole M CattanoWest Chester University, Pennsylvania.
Melissa A ReedWest Chester University, Pennsylvania.
Alison M Gardiner-ShiresWest Chester University, Pennsylvania.
West Chester University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine the overall effectiveness of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) in improving range of motion (ROM), pain, strength, and patient-reported function in order to provide recommendations for use. We also sought to examine the influence of IASTM on injured and healthy participants, body part treated, and product used. DATA SOURCES: We searched the Academic Search Premier, Alt Healthwatch, CINAHL Complete, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE with full text, NLM PubMed, Physical Education Index, Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), SPORTDiscus with full text, and Web of Science databases for articles published from 1997 through 2016. The Boolean string STUDY SELECTION: Included articles were randomized controlled trials that measured ROM, pain, strength, or patient-reported function and compared IASTM treatment with at least 1 other group. DATA EXTRACTION: Thirteen articles met the inclusion criteria. Four independent reviewers assessed study quality using the PEDro and Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine scales. Twelve articles were included in the effect-size analysis. DATA SYNTHESIS: The average PEDro score for studies of uninjured participants was 5.83 (range = 5 to 7) and that for studies of injured participants was 5.86 (range = 3 to 7). Large effect sizes were found in outcomes for ROM (uninjured participants), pain (injured participants), and patient-reported function (injured participants). The different IASTM tools used in these studies revealed similar effect sizes in the various outcomes.

conclusionsThe current literature provides support for IASTM in improving ROM in uninjured individuals as well as pain and patient-reported function (or both) in injured patients. More high-quality research involving a larger variety of patients and products is needed to further substantiate and allow for generalization of these findings.

Indexed as

Manipulation, OrthopedicMassagePhysical Therapy ModalitiesHumansPainRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRange of Motion, ArticularWounds and Injuriesclinical meaningfulnesscritical summarysoft tissue therapy

Identifiers

PMID31322903
PMCPMC6709755
OpenAlexW2963118046

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