ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Effect of Muscle Energy Technique on Hamstring Flexibility: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06357611 (Effect of the Muscular Energy Technique With the 4th Ventricle Technique on the Range of Motion of the Hamstring Muscles in Female Basketball Players), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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Effect of the Muscular Energy Technique With the 4th Ventricle Technique on the Range of Motion of the Hamstring Muscles in Female Basketball Players: RCT
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Comparison of post-isometric relaxation and active static stretching in improving hamstring flexibility among allied health sciences students: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
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- Comparative effects of static stretching, PNF, MET, Graston, and foam rolling on hamstring flexibility in adolescent soccer players: a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
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- Effects of muscle energy technique along conventional physical therapy after mesenchymal stem cell transplantation in knee osteoarthritis patients.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
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7 authors.
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Abstract
Since 2005, there have been no systematic reviews on the effects of multiple manual therapies, including muscle energy technique (MET), on the hamstrings. Therefore, this systematic review aimed to provide clinical evidence for the effectiveness of the MET on hamstring flexibility. We queried 10 electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library, KISS, NDSL, KMBASE, KISTI, RISS, Dbpia, and OASIS) up to the end of March 2022. This study only included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the use of MET for the hamstring. The literature was organized using Endnote. Literature screening and data extraction were conducted by two researchers independently. The methodological quality of the included RCTs was evaluated using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool 1.0, and the meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.4. In total, 949 patients from 19 RCTs were selected according to the inclusion criteria. During active knee extension tests, the efficacy between MET and other manipulations did not significantly differ. For sit and reach tests, MET groups had higher flexibility compared to stretching (MD = 1.69, 95% CI: 0.66 to 2.73,
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