Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization for Improving Ankle Dorsiflexion Range of Motion in Healthy Patients: A Critically Appraised Topic

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Alison M. Gardiner-Shires West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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Cristina B. Seffrin Belle Chasse High School

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1123/ijatt.2019-0069
Keywords:
rehabilitation; manual therapy; critical summary; lower extremity
First Published Online:
09 Feb 2020
In Print:
Volume 25: Issue 4
Page Range:
170–175
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Clinical Question: In a healthy population, is instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization beneficial in improving ankle dorsiflexion range of motion as compared to other therapeutic interventions? Clinical Bottom Line: For healthy patients, there is moderate-quality evidence to support the short-term use of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization for improving ankle dorsiflexion range of motion.

Gardiner-Shires is an associate professor and athletic trainer at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, PA, USA. Seffrin is the head athletic trainer at Belle Chasse High School, Belle Chasse, LA, USA.

Gardiner-Shires (agardiner@wcupa.edu) is corresponding author.
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