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Foot & Ankle
Efficacy of High-Intensity Laser Therapy Combined With Plantar Fascia Stretching Exercises in the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis: Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Trial.
JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol. 2026 01-Feb;():. 10.2196/77419

Physical Therapy & Rehab
Effect of class IV LASER therapy along with Low-dye kinesio-taping technique or plantar fascia stretching on pain, pain pressure threshold, and disability in individuals with plantar fasciitis: Double-blinded randomized clinical trial.
Lasers Med Sci. 2026 01-Jan;():. 10.1007/s10103-025-04778-0

Spine
Evaluation of Trunk Mobility in Spanish High-Level National Rhythmic Gymnastics Athletes with Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Mézières Method and Isostretching Postures.
J Clin Med. 2025 01-Apr;():. 10.3390/jcm14082584

Physical Therapy & Rehab
The Effect of Tissue Stretching and Release Strategies on Neck Muscles Fatigue and Pain Intensity in Office Workers Affected by Chronic Neck Pain: A Rater-Blind, Semi-Experimental Study.
Health Sci Rep. 2025 01-Apr;():. 10.1002/hsr2.70748

Shoulder & Elbow
Novel Posterior Shoulder Stretching With Rapid Eccentric Contraction and Static Stretching in Patients With Subacromial Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Trial.
Sports Health. 2024 01-May;():. 10.1177/19417381231181127

Shoulder & Elbow
Effects of manual therapy in addition to stretching and strengthening exercises to improve scapular range of motion, functional capacity and pain in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2024 01-Mar;():. 10.1186/s12891-024-07294-4

Osteoarthritis
Comparison of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization and proprioceptive neuromuscular stretching on hamstring flexibility in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
PeerJ. 2023 01-Dec;():. 10.7717/peerj.16506

Shoulder & Elbow
Is there any benefit of adding a central nervous system-focused intervention to a manual therapy and home stretching program for people with frozen shoulder? A randomized controlled trial.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2023 01-Jul;():. 10.1016/j.jse.2023.02.134

Osteoarthritis
Efficacy of rectus femoris stretching on pain, range of motion and spatiotemporal gait parameters in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial
BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2022 01-Dec;():. 10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001459

Sports Medicine
Effect of a novel stretching technique on shoulder range of motion in overhead athletes with glenohumeral internal rotation deficits: a randomized controlled trial
BMC Musculoskelet Disord . 2021 30-Apr;():. 10.1186/s12891-021-04292-8

Physical Therapy & Rehab
Influence of isostretching on patients with chronic low back pain. A randomized controlled trial

This report has been verified by one or more authors of the original publication.

Physiother Theory Pract. 2021 01-Feb;():. 10.1080/09593985.2019.1625091

Foot & Ankle
The Effect of Monophasic Pulsed Current with Stretching Exercise on the Heel Pain and Plantar Fascia Thickness in Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland). 2020 Mar-30;():. 10.3390/healthcare8020079.

Physical Therapy & Rehab
Effects of Modified Posterior Shoulder Stretching Exercises on Shoulder Mobility, Pain, and Dysfunction in Patients With Subacromial Impingement Syndrome.

This report has been verified by one or more authors of the original publication.

Sports health. 2020 ;():. 10.1177/1941738119900532

Pediatric Orthopaedics
Resistance Training Combined With Stretching Increases Tendon Stiffness and Is More Effective Than Stretching Alone in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Front Pediatr. 2019 Aug 13;7:333.

Foot & Ankle
Proximal Medial Gastrocnemius Recession and Stretching Versus Stretching as Treatment of Chronic Plantar Heel Pain.
Foot Ankle Int. 2018 Dec;39(12):1423-1431.

Foot & Ankle
Effectiveness of the Simultaneous Stretching of the Achilles Tendon and Plantar Fascia in Individuals With Plantar Fasciitis
Foot Ankle Int. 2018 Jan;39(1):75-82

Physical Therapy & Rehab
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DRY NEEDLING AND STRETCHING VS. STRETCHING ALONE ON HAMSTRING FLEXIBILITY IN PATIENTS WITH KNEE PAIN: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL.

This report has been verified by one or more authors of the original publication.

Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2016 Oct;11(5):672-683.

Physical Therapy & Rehab
The effects of training and detraining after an 8 month resistance and stretching training program on forward head and protracted shoulder postures in adolescents: Randomised controlled study
Man Ther. 2016 Feb;21:76-82

Foot & Ankle
Effect of stretching with and without muscle strengthening exercises for the foot and hip in patients with plantar fasciitis: A randomized controlled single-blind clinical trial

This report has been verified by one or more authors of the original publication.

Man Ther. 2016 Jun;23:76-82.

Shoulder & Elbow
Does adding mobilization to stretching improve outcomes for people with frozen shoulder? A randomized controlled clinical trial
Clin Rehabil. 2016 Aug;30(8):786-94