ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
Can a Single Trial of a Thoracolumbar Myofascial Release Technique Reduce Pain and Disability in Chronic Low Back Pain? A Randomized Balanced Crossover Study.
Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07728617 (Acute Effects of Thoracolumbar Fascia Myofascial Release Technique on Cortical Activity), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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Acute Effects of Thoracolumbar Fascia Myofascial Release Technique on Cortical Activity: A Sham-Controlled Randomized Study
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Review of the Application of Myofascial Release Therapy in the Treatment of Diseases.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Review
- Effects of Isolated Myofascial Release Therapy in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain-A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
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- The short-term effect of a myofascial protocol versus light touch applied to the cervical spine towards the prevention of balance disorders in the elderly: protocol of a randomised controlled trial.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2022Article
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15 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Although manual therapy for pain relief has been used as an adjunct in treatments for chronic low back pain (CLBP), there is still the belief that a single session of myofascial release would be effective. This study was a crossover clinical trial aimed to investigate whether a single session of a specific myofascial release technique reduces pain and disability in subjects with CLBP. 41 participants over 18 years old were randomly enrolled into 3 situations in a balanced and crossover manner: experimental, placebo, and control. The subjects underwent a single session of myofascial release on thoracolumbar fascia and the results were compared with the control and placebo groups. The outcomes, pain and functionality, were evaluated using the numerical pain rating scale (NPRS), pressure pain threshold (PPT), and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). There were no effects between-tests, within-tests, nor for interaction of all the outcomes, i.e., NPRS (η
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