Effects Compressive Tissue Flossing on Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy in US Service Members

Compressive tissue flossing (CTF) is a compressive technique that uses a latex elastic band to compress the tissues and restrict the circulation of fluids in the targeted area for a short time. CTF acts on the mechanoreceptors in the underlying fascial layers, causing blood reperfusion of the compressed tissue, and/or causing fascial shearing and the sliding potential of the fascia to be restored (Starrett \& Cordoza, 2015). Proposed benefits from references include improving joint mobility in the joints of the limbs (Starrett \& Cordoza, 2015), improving muscular power, and decreasing pain with motion (Angelopoulos et al., 2021) (Cage et al., 2022) (Jianhong et al., 2021).