Comment on Brandl et al. Immediate Effects of Myofascial Release on the Thoracolumbar Fascia and Osteopathic Treatment for Acute Low Back Pain on Spine Shape Parameters: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Life 2021, 11, 845
- Brandl et al. hypothesised that myofascial release (MFR) has an effect on the spinal shape in chronic lower back pain (LBP) patients. In their conclusion, there is a significant change between before and after MFR through video raster stereography in functional leg length discrepancy (fLLD) in mm and in degrees of Kyphotic angle.
Outcome | MFR Group | OTM Group | PLC Group |
fLLD (mm) | −5.2 | −4.5 | −0.4 |
Kyphotic angle (degrees) | 8.32 | −8.42 | −0.8 |
Lordotic angle (degrees) | 1.5 | −5.0 | 0.1 |
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Kudus, A.L. Comment on Brandl et al. Immediate Effects of Myofascial Release on the Thoracolumbar Fascia and Osteopathic Treatment for Acute Low Back Pain on Spine Shape Parameters: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Life 2021, 11, 845. Life 2022, 12, 864. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12060864
Kudus AL. Comment on Brandl et al. Immediate Effects of Myofascial Release on the Thoracolumbar Fascia and Osteopathic Treatment for Acute Low Back Pain on Spine Shape Parameters: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Life 2021, 11, 845. Life. 2022; 12(6):864. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12060864
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