The Effect of Myofascial Release Technique for Females with Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Meta-Analysis
Keywords:
Myofascial Release (MFR); Nonspecific Low Back Pain (NSLBP); Female Patients; Manual Therapy; Pain Reduction; Functional Improvement; Physiotherapy; Meta-Analysis; Quality of Life; RehabilitationAbstract
Nonspecific low back pain (NSLBP) is a widely recognised and increasingly disabling musculoskeletal condition for women, and for all women, it leads to significant disability in many parts of the world. Even though traditional NSLBP treatment consists of combination drug therapy and exercise therapy, many NSLBP patients remain in pain and experience a marked reduction in their life Quality. Myofascial Release Technique (MFR), a more recent intervention, has been advocated to assist with pain relief and restoring range of motion by employing manual therapy to target the myofascial restriction. This meta-analysis aims to fill the existing literature gap concerning the effectiveness of MFR in pain relief and functional improvement in women experiencing NSLBP. Literature published between 2021 and 2025 was sought on PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library for RCTs. Studies included female subjects with NSLBP where MFR was compared to sham, conventional therapy, and no treatment. The extracted data included pain reduction (measured by VAS), disability and quality of life (ODI) and functional disability measures.
