While muscle stretching has been commonly used to alleviate pain, reports of its
effectiveness are conflicting. The objective of this review is to investigate the acute and …

Objectives Deficits in interoception have been identified in wide range of patients with
complex, long-term health conditions including chronic pain, anxiety, depression and …

The present randomised placebo controlled trial explored the extent to which osteopathic
manipulative treatment (OMT) affects brain activity, particularly the insula, during both an …

Globally, mental and musculoskeletal disorders present with high prevalence, disease
burden, and comorbidity. In order to improve the quality of care for patients with persistent …

Objectives This study aimed to scope the current scientific evidence about the role, use and
effects of touch in the form of assessment and manual therapy intervention during …

Background Idiopathic scoliosis is associated, among others, to muscular imbalance,
functional limitations, and the most prevalent, back pain. The treatments usually applied are …

Introduction and hypothesis Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) is defined as the
occurrence of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in the absence of a specific cause. People typically …

Objective Our review is aimed to find out the efficacy of Myofascial Release Technique
(MFRT) based on the Randomised Controlled Trials, on flexibility when given along …

Mental imagery (MI) research has mainly focused to date on mechanisms of effect and
performance gains associated with muscle and neural tissues. MI's potential to affect fascia …

Study Design. A randomized, single-blinded (the outcome assessor was unaware of
participants' allocation group) controlled clinical trial. Objective. To investigate the effects of …