Effects of Self-Myofascial Release on Pain and Flexibility among Adults with Low Back Pain

Abstract

Aims: To explores the short-term effects of a self-management myofascial approach in managing LBP. Objective: Firstly; To compare self-MFR and static hamstring stretching intervention on pain and flexibility. Secondly: To determine the effect of self-MFR on pain and flexibility. Methods: Seventy participants were randomly assigned equally into intervention and control groups. The intervention participants performed self-MFR on the plantar using a tennis ball. The control group performed static hamstring stretching. Findings: There was a significant difference in flexibility between both groups (p<0.05). There was a significant effect of self-MFR on pain (t:6.21;p<0.05) and flexibility (t: -5.65 p<0.05) among LBP adults. Keywords: Low back pain; Muscle flexibility; Self - myofascial release; Pain intensity eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2023. The Authors. Published for AMER & cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v8i24.4687