Carpal tunnel syndrome the most frequent debilitating condition of the hand, affecting 1 to 3% of the population. It is commonly described as the entrapment of the median nerve at the carpal tunnel. There is also a hypothesis that it is due to compression in the nerves serving the epineurium (outermost layer of connective tissue
MFR reduces swelling and inflammation, attenuates myofascial pain, enhances wound healing. The mechanism on wound healing and regulation of the local inflammatory response attributed to fibroblasts, the primary cell type in connective tissue. Fibroblasts respond to mechanical stimuli leading to gene expression modifications and therefore are considered a target for MFR treatment. Researchers from the
A study published in Journal of Sport Rehabilitation investigated muscle-specific and connective tissue-specific responses after foam rolling in recreational athletes with different rolling experience. The study was conducted with 40 participants, consisting of 20 foam rolling experienced and 20 non-experienced athletes. The intervention included 5 trials per 45 seconds of foam rolling of the lateral
