근막수기치료에 대한 연구동향: 국내연구를 중심으로 한 Scoping Review

Research trends of Fascia Manual Treatment: Scoping Review Focusing on Korean Studies

Objectives The purpose of this study was to review the studies of domestic fascia manual treatment and suggestion for development direction. Methods Derive research questions using the scoping review methodology. Searching for related studies, the studies were selected, and the data were analyzed and reported. We searched domestic database for studies on fascia manual treatment re- ported till 2023. We reviewed 770 studies and 28 studies were selected. Results Of the total 28 studies, 1 literature study, 7 case reports, and 20 interven- tional studies. literature study was to assess the effect of fascia chuna therapy in the treatment of piriformis syndrome. Among the 7 case reports were conducted on pa- tients with scoliosis, achilles tendinitis, plantar fasciitis, acute strain injury and mer- algia paresthetica. Among the 20 intervention studies, 10 were single group studies. The remaining 10 studies were parallel design studies. Background diseases in the group included cervical pain, scoliosis, tension headache, and whiplash injury. Among the 7 case studies, the types of techniques used were used alone or in combination: MFR(Myofascial Release) was used in 5, fascia chuna therapy was used in 4, and Graston Technique was used in 1. In the 20 intervention studies, the most frequently used manual therapy was MFR in 14 cases, FDM(Fascial Distortion Model) in 6 stud- ies, joint mobilization in 2 studies, foam roller in 2 studies, soft tissue mobilization in 1 study, and Self Myofascial Release in 1 study each. Conclusions Since myofascial pain syndrome was introduced in South of Korea in the 1990s, it has developed from the concept of fascia in a narrow sense(Myofascia) to the concept of fascia in a broad sense(Fascia), and the fascia technique has changed from the mainstream MFR technique to research into new fascia techniques such as FDM in recent years. In the future, discussions on extensive research and technique development are needed in the field of Korean Traditional Medicine.