On occasion, myofascial release has been mistakenly considered part of orofacial myology treatment. Since this procedure is a physical therapy technique, it is not appropriate for use by non-physical therapists. WHAT IS MYOFASCIAL RELEASE? Myofascial release (also known as fascial adhesion release) is touted as a gentle touch massage procedure designed to relieve tight muscles and reduce the la...

Purpose: This study investigated the effect of myofascial release in relieving the symptoms of Chronic Tension Type Headache (CTTH) Methods: The study used a convenience sampling pretest-post test design. 31 people (7 men and 24 women, age range 18-58 years, mean age 32 years) with CTTH participated in the study. The headache sample was screened for MTrP in the cranial and pericranial muscles a...

OBJECTIVE As myofascial release therapy is currently under development, the objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of myofascial release therapy with manual therapy for treating occupational mechanical neck pain. DESIGN A randomized, single-blind parallel group study was developed. The sample (n = 59) was divided into GI, treated with manual therapy, and GII, treated with my...

[Purpose] This study aims to examined the effect of the self-myofascial release induced with a foam roller on the reduction of stress by measuring the serum concentration of cortisol. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects of this study were healthy females in their 20s. They were divided into the experimental and control groups. Both groups, each consisting of 12 subjects, were directed to walk f...

Recent developments in the strength and conditioning field have shown the incorporation of foam rolling self-myofascial release in adjunct with a dynamic warm-up. This is thought to improve overall training performance; however, minimal research exists supporting this theory. Therefore, determining if an acute bout of foam rolling self-myofascial release in addition to a dynamic warm-up could i...

Purpose: To determine whether Myofascial Release (MFR) technique in upper cervical region is more effective than using conventional exercises to improve cervical muscle strength in patients with cervicogenic headache. Design: Randomized Controlled Trial. Setting: An outpatient physical therapy clinic, University of social welfare and rehabilitation science, Iran. Methods: We conducted a prospe...