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APPLICATION OF MYOFASCIAL RELEASE THERAPY AT LATE STAGES OF REHABILITATION OF A PATIENT AFTER SPINAL CORD INFARCTION: A CASE STUDY

Mateusz Rafałko
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Dominika Wysokińska
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  1. Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, John Paul II University in Biała Podlaska, Poland
Health Prob Civil. 2025; 19(4): 454-465.
Online publish date: 2025/10/27
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