31/05/2022
Just published in "Disability and Rehabilitation" 🔥
Effectiveness of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization for the management of upper body, lower body, and spinal conditions. An updated systematic review with meta-analyses
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👉 Forty-six RCTs were considered eligible for data analysis.
👉 Effects of IASTM plus other treatment versus other treatment on function and pain intensity were NOT statistically significant or clinically meaningful (very low quality, SMD −0.28, 95% CI −0.66 to 0.09) and (very low quality, SMD −0.05, 95% CI −0.53 to 0.43) at up to one-year follow-up respectively.
👉 No clinically meaningful improvements were found on range of motion outcomes.
👉 Out of the 46 included RCTs, only 10 assessed and reported IASTM-related adverse events.
❎ Evidence of very low-quality certainty does NOT support the efficacy of IASTM in individuals with or without various pathologies on function, pain, and range of motion in the management of upper body, lower body, or spinal conditions.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09638288.2022.2070288