Key indicators of repetitive overuse-induced neuromuscular inflammation and fibrosis are prevented by manual therapy in a rat model.

Mary F BarbeMichele Y HarrisGeneva E CruzMamta AminNathan M BillettJocelynne T DorotanEmily P DaySeung Y KimGeoffrey M Bove

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2021)

Manual therapy of forelimbs involved in performing the reaching and grasping task prevented the development of inflammatory and fibrogenic changes in forearm nerves, muscle, and tendons, and sensorimotor declines.

Keyphrases

oxidative stress
diabetic rats
skeletal muscle
high frequency
stem cells
functional connectivity
drug induced
mesenchymal stem cells
cell therapy
endothelial cells
liver fibrosis
smoking cessation