manual therapy

Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilisation and Cryokinetics in Frozen Shoulder: A Critical Narrative Review of Comparative Effectiveness, Mechanistic Plausibility and Evidential Gaps

Nishi Lodha & Shilpa Ameta · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2026

Frozen shoulder is a painful and mobility-limiting condition of the glenohumeral joint whose fibrotic, inflammatory and neuro-immune substrate has been characterised in increasing detail over the past decade. Rehabilitation practice has nevertheless diversified faster than the su...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i91432

Mechanisms of Recovery in Cervicogenic Headache: Mediating Effects of Cervical Mobility on Pain, Disability, and Quality of Life Following Manual Therapy

Mallika Pradhan Sharma & Kanika Jain · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2026

Background: Cervicogenic headache is a disorder arising from dysfunction of the upper cervical spine. It is characterised by restricted cervical range of motion (ROM), neck pain, functional disability, and reduced quality of life. Although manual therapy has been shown to allevia...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i91414

Effectiveness of Dry Needling, Dynamic Cupping and Instrument-assisted Soft-tissue Mobilisation in Plantar Fasciitis: A Critical Narrative Review of Individual and Combined Use

Rahil Iqbal & Kanika Jain · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2026

Plantar fasciitis, more broadly described as plantar heel pain or plantar fasciopathy, is commonly treated with exercise, stretching, education and load modification, yet clinicians frequently add dry needling, cupping or instrument-assisted soft-tissue mobilisation when symptoms...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i71402