Background: Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) is a popular treatment for
myofascial restriction. IASTM uses specially designed instruments to provide a mobilizing …

Instrument assisted soft-tissue mobilization (IASTM) has become a popular myofascial
intervention for sports medicine professionals. Despite the widespread use and emerging …

Objectives: Tight hamstrings contribute to inefficiency of movement and increased risk for
injury. Static stretching is the most common intervention for this problem, but the use of …

Background Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) is a new technique that has
been known to be effective in reducing muscle tightness in athletics. However, little is known …

[Purpose] Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) is a form of manual therapy.
Despite its growing popularity and an increasing number of patients receiving IASTM each …

Background• Chronic plantar fasciitis has been historically treated with conventional
physical therapy. The use of the Garston Technique®(GT) is a new intervention for the …

Background. The shoulder in CrossFit should have a balance between mobility and stability.
Glenohumeral internal rotation deficit and posterior shoulder stiffness are risk factors for …

Hamstring muscles are primarily responsible for knee flexion and therefore play an
important role in the normal performance of functional activities (Chumanov et al., 2012; …

Objective The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical feasibility and effectiveness of
manual mobilization of the hands of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods A total …

Background Reductions in hip range of motion (ROM) correlate with lower extremity injury
and alterations in shoulder mechanics in overhead athletes. Such shifts in kinetic-chain …