Clinical rehabilitation
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Clinical rehabilitation · Apr 2018
ReviewEffectiveness of myofascial release in treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review.
To evaluate the evidence on the effectiveness of myofascial release therapy to relieve chronic musculoskeletal pain and to improve joint mobility, functioning level, and quality of life in pain sufferers. Data sources and review: Randomized controlled trials were systematically gathered from CENTRAL, Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, and PEDro databases. The methodological quality of articles was assessed according to the Cochrane Collaboration's domain-based framework. In addition, the effect sizes of main outcomes were calculated based on reported means and variances at baseline and in follow-up. ⋯ Current evidence on myofascial release therapy is not sufficient to warrant this treatment in chronic musculoskeletal pain.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Apr 2018
ReviewEffectiveness of myofascial release in treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review.
To evaluate the evidence on the effectiveness of myofascial release therapy to relieve chronic musculoskeletal pain and to improve joint mobility, functioning level, and quality of life in pain sufferers. Data sources and review: Randomized controlled trials were systematically gathered from CENTRAL, Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, and PEDro databases. The methodological quality of articles was assessed according to the Cochrane Collaboration's domain-based framework. In addition, the effect sizes of main outcomes were calculated based on reported means and variances at baseline and in follow-up. ⋯ Current evidence on myofascial release therapy is not sufficient to warrant this treatment in chronic musculoskeletal pain.