Therapeutic effectiveness of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization for soft tissue injury: mechanisms and practical application
Jooyoung Kim, Dong Jun Sung, Joohyung Lee
J Exerc Rehabil. 2017;13(1):12-22.   Published online 2017 Feb 27     DOI: https://doi.org/10.12965/jer.1732824.412
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