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Effects of Muscle Energy Technique of Upper Trapezius and Sternocleidomastoid Muscles on Bell’s Palsy [PDF]

Journal of Acupuncture Research, 2017
Background The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of muscle energy techniques (MET) of upper trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles on Bell’s palsy.
Jong-Hyeon Park, Yoon-Joo Lee, Hye-Min Ryu, Seung-Jeong Lee, Eun-Jin Park, Choon-Ho Song, Cheol-Hong Kim, Hyun-Min Yoon   +7 more
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Effectiveness of Fu’s subcutaneous needling combined with muscle energy technique for postpartum perineal pain: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundPerineal pain after natural childbirth is a common problem among women after delivery, significantly impairing patients’ quality of life and increasing familial burden.
Yuchun Shao, Zhanxiang Lin, Zhanxiang Lin, Yuan Shi, Ling He, Dongmiao Han, Zicai Liu   +6 more
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Comparative Efficacy of Quadratus Lumborum Muscle Energy Technique with Gluteus Medius Strengthening Versus Gluteus Medius Strengthening Alone in Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

Diagnostics
Background: Pain in the sacroiliac joint is the most prevalent and often overlooked. The sacroiliac joints are thought to be sources of pain in roughly 10% to 25% of patients with chronic lower back pain.
Rabail Rani Soomro, Hossein Karimi, Syed Amir Gilani   +2 more
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Comparison of Muscle Energy Techniques and Myofascial Release in Premenopausal Women with Fibromyalgia

Здоров’я, спорт, реабілітація
Background and Purpose Fibromyalgia is characterized by idiopathic long-lasting pain that negatively impacts patients’ quality of life. Although many therapeutic interventions are available; treatment is still challenging due to the condition’s ...
Samar Negm, Abeer ElDeeb, Mai Shehata, ElSayed Abdou, Efrem Kentiba, Elham Hassan   +5 more
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EFFECT OF MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE ON FLEXIBILITY OF HAMSTRING AND CALF MUSCLES AND SPRINTING PERFORMANCE IN SPRINTERS

International Journal of Physiotherapy, 2015
Background: Muscle energy technique is used for restoring normal tone in hypertonic muscles, strengthening weak muscles, preparing muscle for subsequent stretching, one of the main uses of this method is to normalize joint range which may help in ...
M. Prasad Naik, Dr. A. Viswanath Reddy, Dr. K. Madhavi   +2 more
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Muscle energy technique for non-specific low-back pain. [PDF]

Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2015
Low-back pain (LBP) is responsible for considerable personal suffering due to pain and reduced function, as well as the societal burden due to costs of health care and lost work productivity. For the vast majority of people with LBP, no specific anatomical cause can be reliably identified.
Franke H, Fryer G, Ostelo RW, Kamper SJ.
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Effect of muscle energy technique with and without strain–counterstrain technique in acute low back pain — A randomized clinical trial [PDF]

Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal, 2018
Background: Muscle energy technique (MET) and strain–counterstrain (SCS) technique are found to be effective as a sole treatment of acute low back pain (LBP), but the combined effect of these two techniques has not been evaluated.
Vivek Dineshbhai Patel, Charu Eapen, Zulfeequer Ceepee, Ramachandra Kamath   +3 more
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Immediate effects of muscle energy technique and stabilization exercise in patients with chronic low back pain with suspected facet joint origin: A pilot study [PDF]

Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal, 2020
Background: Facet joint is a potential structure to be the source of chronic low back pain (LBP) affecting lumbar motion, pain, and disability. Other than the recommended treatment of lumbar stabilization exercise (LSE), several manual procedures ...
Wahyuddin Wahyuddin, Mantana Vongsirinavarat, Keerin Mekhora, Sunee Bovonsunthonchai, Rachaneewan Adisaipoapun   +4 more
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Comparative study of muscle energy technique, craniosacral therapy, and sensorimotor training effects on postural control in patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain [PDF]

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Background: Malalignment in the pelvic and spinal column disturbs the balance and decreases the postural control ability. Malalignment is known as one of the main causes of back pain particularly the nonspecific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP). The aim of
Cobra Ghasemi, Ali Amiri, Javad Sarrafzadeh, Mehdi Dadgoo, Hasan Jafari   +4 more
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Comparative efficacy of muscle energy technique and Bowen technique on hamstrings muscle tightness in chronic low back pain patients. [PDF]

Pak J Med Sci
To compare the effects of the Muscle Energy Technique (MET) and the Bowen Technique on hamstring muscle tightness in chronic low back pain (CLBP) patients.A randomized clinical trial (RCT) designed study in which 62 participants were recruited through the purposive sampling technique were divided into two groups by the lottery method.
Batool K, Mehmood M, Jafar M, Gull M.
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