Carmela L Marciano, Taylor A Hiland, Krista L Jackson, Sierra Street, Carson Maris, Andrew Ehrsam, Julia M Hum, Mary Terry Loghmani, Tien-Min G Chu, Kyung S Kang, Jonathan W Lowery
Low back pain (LBP) is a common musculoskeletal complaint that can impede physical function and mobility. Current management often involves pain medication, but there is a need for non-pharmacological and non-invasive interventions. Soft tissue manipulation (STM), such as massage, has been shown to be effective in human subjects, but the molecular mechanisms underlying these findings are not well understood. In this paper, we evaluated potential changes in the soft tissue levels of more than thirty pro- or anti-inflammatory cytokines following instrument-assisted STM (IASTM) in rats with chronic, induced LBP using Complete Freund's Adjuvant...
September 21, 2023: International Journal of Molecular Sciences