Increases in joint range of motion may be beneficial in both improving performance and
reducing the risk of injury. The purpose of this study was to investigate short-term changes in …

Manual massage, commonly used by healthy individuals for well-being, is an ancient
practice requiring the intervention of a trained and experienced physiotherapist. On the other …

Background The Functional Movement Screen (FMS™) is a battery of tests designed to
assess movement competency; the overhead deep squat test, specifically, has been shown …

ABSTRACT Monteiro, ER, Costa, PB, Corrêa Neto, VG, Hoogenboom, BJ, Steele, J, and da
Silva Novaes, J. Posterior thigh foam rolling increases knee extension fatigue and passive …

Increases in joint range-of-motion may be beneficial for improving performance and
reducing injury risk. This study investigated the effects of different self-massage volumes and …

Background Foam rollers, or other similar devices, are a method for acutely increasing
range of motion, but in contrast to static stretching, do not appear to have detrimental effects …

Objective: Little evidence is available on complementary therapies for anxiety and pain relief
after caesarean delivery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of foot …

Various types of massages are reported to relieve stress, pain, and anxiety which are
beneficial for rehabilitation; however, more comprehensive studies are needed to …

This study investigated how different manual therapies applied to the posterior thigh
muscles affect the ten-repetitions maximum performance test (10 RM) and hip flexion range …

The present study has two objectives: 1) to verify the effect of Maitland mobilization, manual
massage (MM), and static stretching (SS) on the acute range-of-motion (ROM) responses …