Effect of 6-Week Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Joint Flexibility and Musculotendinous Properties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Study Design
2.3. IASTM
2.4. Measurement of the DFROM
2.5. Measurement of Muscle and Tendon Stiffness
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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IASTM | Control | |||
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Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |
Medial gastrocnemius shear modulus (kPa) | ||||
0° (neutral position) | 10.3 ± 3.3 | 8.7 ± 1.5 | 10.6 ± 3.0 | 9.7 ± 3.0 |
DF 10° | 16.7 ± 4.4 | 15.8 ± 2.9 | 17.4 ± 6.7 | 15.9 ± 4.8 |
DF 20° | 32.3 ± 8.5 | 29.4 ± 7.1 | 33.7 ± 8.8 | 30.6 ± 8.9 |
Achilles tendon shear modulus (kPa) | ||||
PF 20° | 78.4 ± 24.1 | 78.8 ± 27.4 | 81.5 ± 17.7 | 86.6 ± 24.5 |
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Ikeda, N.; Hiratsuka, K.; Isaka, T. Effect of 6-Week Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Joint Flexibility and Musculotendinous Properties. Sports 2024, 12, 150. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports12060150
Ikeda N, Hiratsuka K, Isaka T. Effect of 6-Week Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Joint Flexibility and Musculotendinous Properties. Sports. 2024; 12(6):150. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports12060150
Chicago/Turabian StyleIkeda, Naoki, Kazuya Hiratsuka, and Tadao Isaka. 2024. "Effect of 6-Week Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Joint Flexibility and Musculotendinous Properties" Sports 12, no. 6: 150. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports12060150