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Table 6 Percent change in maximum force output following astym® treatment by diagnosis region and type

From: The effect of Astym® Therapy on muscle strength: a blinded, randomized, clinically controlled trial

Diagnosis categories

Region

Type

Hip-thigh-knee regions

Leg-ankle-foot regions

Musculotendinous

Non-contractile

Hip

15 % (n = 2)

Leg

NA (n = 0)

21 % (n = 5)

13 % (n = 10)

Thigh

28 % (n = 2)

Ankle

17 % (n = 3)

Knee

20 % (n = 6)

Foot

−11 % (n = 2)

Total

20 % (n = 10)

Total

5 % (n = 5)