The use of soft tissue manual release techniques for pain relief during cosmetic correction of the tibial axis with the Ilizarov method(case report)

Pain is managed effectively with traditional means of anesthesia with the use of narcotic and non-narcotic medication in tibial correction and lengthening with the Ilizarov method. However, in many cases, traditional analgesics are not sufficient. Therefore, soft tissue manual technique of myofascial release was applied and showed a rather high degree of pain relief.