Myofascial release (MFR) is a very commonly used treatment modality for painful somatic dysfunctions. However, do we have any scientific evidence for an effect of MFR?MethodsA Literature search on PubMed, the Cochrane Library and on www.fasciaresearch.com was performed in order to elucidate the prerequisites for myofascial pain, the interobserver variability of diagnostic tests for myofascial dysfunction and the clinical effect of MFR.
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