study | Participant age ± SD (y) / males (%) | Groups / N | Outcome | IASTM Duration |
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Abdel-aal et al (2021) [28] | Patients with cervicogenic headache 41.69 ± 4.89 / 38.3 % | Intervention group / 30: exercise program + IASTM Control group / 30: exercise program | Cervical ROM: flexion, extension, left lateral flexion, right lateral flexion, left rotation, right rotation | approximately 3 min per time, 3 times per week for 4 weeks |
Aggarwal et al(2021) [29] | Patients of shoulder adhesive capsulitis 49.4 ± 8.13 / 23.3 % | Intervention group / 15: conventional treatment + IASTM Control group / 15: conventional treatment | Passive and active shoulder ROM: flexion, extension, abduction, internal rotation, external rotation | 2 min per time, 3 times per week for 4 weeks |
Angelopoulos et al(2021) [30] | Healthy amateur overhead athletes (dominant shoulders) 23.03 ± 1.89 / no description | Intervention group / 20: IASTM + kinetic flossing Control group / 20: kinetic flossing IASTM group / 20: IASTM KT group / 20: kinesiology taping | Passive shoulder ROM: internal rotation, external rotation | 6 min per time, one time |
Bailey et al(2015) [31] | Asymptomatic baseball players with ROM deficits 19 ± 2 / 100 % | Intervention group / 30: IASTM + self-stretching Control group / 30: self-stretching | Passive shoulder ROM: horizontal adduction, internal rotation, external rotation | 2 min per time, one time |
Ikeda et al(2019) [33] | Health individuals (right leg) 24 ± 4 / 78.6 % | Intervention group / 7: IASTM Control group / 7: no treatment | Passive ankle ROM: dorsiflexion | 5 min per time, one time |
Laudner et al(2014) [34] | Asymptomatic collegiate baseball players (their throwing arm) 20.1 ± 1.2 / no description | Intervention group / 17: IASTM Control group / 18: no treatment | Passive shoulder ROM: horizontal adduction, internal rotation | 40 s per time, one time |
Lehr et al(2022) [35] | Healthy collegiate athletes (the more restricted leg) No description / 66 % | Combine group / 34: IASTM + MWM Intervention group / 36: IASTM Control group / 33: no treatment MWM group / 44: MWM | Passive ankle ROM: dorsiflexion | 2 min per time, one time |
Rowlett et al(2019) [36] | Health individuals 25.8 ± 6.7 / 36.7 % | Intervention group / 20: warm-up + IASTM | Passive ankle ROM: dorsiflexion | 2 min per time, one time |
 |  | Stretch group / 20: warm-up +stretching Control group / 20: warm-up |  |  |
Schaefer & Sandrey(2012) [37] | Healthy individuals with a history of chronic ankle instability 17.7 ± 1.9 / 86.1 % | Intervention group / 13: warm up + IASTM + balance training Sham group / 12: warm up + sham IASTM + balance training Control group / 11: warm up + balance training | Active ankle ROM: dorsiflexion, flexion, inversion, evrsion | 8 min per time, 2 times per week for 4 weeks |