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MeSH Heading: Myofascial Release Therapy
Tree Number(s): E02.190.599.750.750.750; E02.779.867.880.750.750; E02.831.535.867.880.750.750
Unique ID: D000089803
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000089803
Scope Note: A massage therapy which focuses on releasing MUSCLE TIGHTNESS often used to relieve muscular pain from myofascial tissues (e.g., MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME).
Entry Term(s): Myofascial Release; Myofascial Release Treatment; Myofascial Treatment
NLM Classification #: WB 537
Previous Indexing: Massage (2008-2021)
Public MeSH Note: 2022
History Note: 2022
Date Introduced: 2022/01/01
Last Updated: 2022/01/01

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Concept UI: M000744988
Scope Note: A massage therapy which focuses on releasing MUSCLE TIGHTNESS often used to relieve muscular pain from myofascial tissues (e.g., MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME).
Terms: Myofascial Release Therapy Preferred Term
Term UI T001102194
Date03/10/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Myofascial Treatment
Term UI T001102196
Date03/10/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Myofascial Release
Term UI T001102195
Date03/10/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Myofascial Release Treatment
Term UI T001102197
Date03/10/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022)

Myofascial Release Therapy MeSH Descriptor Data 2026