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Trial reportScientific reports2026

Effects of instrument assisted and functional soft tissue mobilization on hamstring flexibility and skinfold thickness in sedentary adults.

Mehmet Miçooğulları, İlke Özgökalp, Salih Angın

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mehmet MiçooğullarıFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Cyprus International University, Via Mersin 10, Lefkoşa, 99258, Turkey. mmicoogullari@ciu.edu.tr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9044-0816
İlke ÖzgökalpFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Cyprus International University, Via Mersin 10, Lefkoşa, 99258, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4099-5682
Salih AngınFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Cyprus International University, Via Mersin 10, Lefkoşa, 99258, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1623-2845

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hamstring muscle tightness is common among sedentary individuals and can adversely affect muscle performance and overall function. This randomized controlled study aimed to compare the effects of static stretching, Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM), and functional IASTM techniques on hamstring muscle tightness and skinfold thickness in sedentary adults. This randomized controlled study enrolled 51 sedentary adults aged 18 to 45 years into one of three intervention groups: IASTM (group 1), functional IASTM (group 2), and static stretching (control). Each intervention was administered three times weekly for four weeks. Knee extension was measured at 90 degrees hip flexion to assess hamstring tightness, and skinfold thickness was evaluated at baseline (T

Indexed as

Hamstring MusclesSedentary BehaviorSkinfold ThicknessAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMuscle Stretching ExercisesRange of Motion, ArticularYoung AdultHamstring musclesMuscle tightnessMyofascial release techniquesSedentary lifestyleStretching exercises

Identifiers

PMID41571821
PMCPMC12902047

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