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The immediate effect of bilateral self myofascial release on the plantar surface of the feet on hamstring and lumbar spine flexibility: A pilot randomised controlled trial (2015)
Journal Article
Grieve, R., Grieve, R., Goodwin, F., Alfaki, M., Bourton, A. J., Jeffries, C., & Scott, H. (2015). The immediate effect of bilateral self myofascial release on the plantar surface of the feet on hamstring and lumbar spine flexibility: A pilot randomised controlled trial. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 19(3), 544-552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2014.12.004

© 2015. Background: Self myofascial release (SMR) via a tennis ball to the plantar aspect of the foot is widely used and advocated to increase flexibility and range of movement further along the posterior muscles of a proposed "anatomy train". To dat... Read More about The immediate effect of bilateral self myofascial release on the plantar surface of the feet on hamstring and lumbar spine flexibility: A pilot randomised controlled trial.

A critical overview of current myofascial pain literature - March 2015 (2015)
Journal Article
Grieve, R., Dommerholt, J., Layton, M., Hooks, T., & Grieve, R. (2015). A critical overview of current myofascial pain literature - March 2015. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 19(2), 337-349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2015.01.003

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. The second article in this review series considers multiple recent publications about myofascial pain, trigger points (TrPs) and other related topics. The article is divided into several sections, including a Basic Research secti... Read More about A critical overview of current myofascial pain literature - March 2015.

An evidence-informed review of the current myofascial pain literature - January 2015 (2015)
Journal Article
Dommerholt, J., Grieve, R., Layton, M., & Hooks, T. (2015). An evidence-informed review of the current myofascial pain literature - January 2015. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 19(1), 126-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2014.11.006

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. This article provides an up-to-date review of the most recent publications about myofascial pain, trigger points (TrPs) and other related topics. We have added some commentaries where indicated with supporting references. In the... Read More about An evidence-informed review of the current myofascial pain literature - January 2015.

A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature - July 2015 (2015)
Journal Article
Grieve, R., Layton, M., Dommerholt, J., Hooks, T., Grieve, R., & Leyton, M. (2015). A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature - July 2015. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 19(3), 482-493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2015.05.003

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. The current overview includes thirty articles published in the recent past about myofascial pain, trigger points (TrPs) and related topics. In the Basic Research section, several interesting new studies are reviewed addressing th... Read More about A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature - July 2015.