Chronic ankle pain and fibrosis successfully treated with a new noninvasive augmented soft tissue mobilization technique (ASTM): A case report

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 801-804

  Melham, Thomas J ^b   Sevier, Thomas L ^b   Malnofski, Michael J ^b   Wilson, Julie K ^a   Helfst Jr , Robert H ^b  

^a Performance Dynamics   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Augmented soft tissue mobilization (ASTM); Chronic inflammation; Connective tissue fibrosis (scar tissue); Pain; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation; Soft tissue fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; FIBROSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SCAR;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031745492     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199806000-00004     Document Type: Article

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