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Trial reportJournal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation2026

Active release techniques

Andrew B Dane, Michelle Fenech, Deborah Carmody, Steven J Obst, Jason Pajaczkowski, Andrew L Vitiello, François Hug, Luke J Heales

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Andrew B DaneCollege of Health Sciences, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Musculosketal Health and Rehabilitation Research Group, Central Queensland University, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9579-8606
Michelle FenechCollege of Clinical Sciences, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4088-2645
Deborah CarmodySiemens Healthineers, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0009-0006-3491-9500
Steven J ObstCollege of Health Sciences, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Musculosketal Health and Rehabilitation Research Group, Central Queensland University, Queensland, Australia.
Jason PajaczkowskiPrivate Practice, Toronto, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3209-1264
Andrew L VitielloUniversity of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
François HugLAMHESS, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.
Luke J HealesCollege of Health Sciences, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Musculosketal Health and Rehabilitation Research Group, Central Queensland University, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4510-3324

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

IntroductionThis study examined the effect of a single treatment of Active Release Techniques (ART

Indexed as

Ankle JointElasticity Imaging TechniquesMuscle, SkeletalRange of Motion, ArticularAdultFemaleHumansMaleMuscle StrengthYoung Adultclinical biomechanicsmuscle strengthphysical therapyskeletal muscleultrasound

Identifiers

PMID40653849
PMCPMC12783368

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