Functional and Structural Long-Term Effects of Repetitive Instrument-Assisted Manual Therapy (IAMT) of the Lumbar Back on the Dorsal Myofascial Chain Among Female Soccer Players: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial
Repetitive IAMT can improve hamstring flexibility. Further studies in larger groups and diverse collectives are necessary to additionally test the postulated preventive effect also on hamstring injuries. Whether ultrasound is the right method for detecting structural changes in this context needs to be verified in the future.
Authors
- Robert Schleip (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1225-0475)
- Patrick Weber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6149-5102)
- Werner Klingler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1965-7200)
- Christine Joisten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2455-8901)
- Nadine Weber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0665-2830)
Institutions
- German Sport University Cologne (DE)
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- Universität Ulm (DE)
- Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (GB)
- Nationwide Building Society (GB)
- Albstadt-Sigmaringen University (DE)
- Diploma Hochschule (DE)
- University Hospital Ulm (DE)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.69337
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Sussex
- Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln