María Orosia Lucha-López, César Hidalgo-García, Sofía Monti-Ballano, Sergio Márquez-Gonzalvo, John Krauss, Héctor José Tricás-Vidal, José Miguel Tricás-Moreno
Diacutaneous Fibrolysis (DF) is an instrumentally assisted manual therapy technique defined as "a specific instrumental intervention for normalizing the musculoskeletal system function after a precise diagnosis and preserving the skin's integrity". The aim of this technique is soft tissue mobilization with the assistance of specially designed, hook-shaped steel instruments in different musculoskeletal structures, such as the myofascia, aponeurosis, tendons, ligaments and scar tissues. Due to discrepant results between previous reviews and the quite abundant new evidence provided by recently published randomized clinical trials, we propound this narrative review to provide an update on the scientific evidence related to the fundamentals and clinical efficacy of DF...
November 23, 2023: Biomedicines