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A statistical analysis was completed using a 2 (intervention)\u2009\u00d7\u20092 (time) repeated-measures analysis of variance at \u03b1 level\u2009\u2264\u2009.05. Participants<\/jats:bold><\/jats:italic>: Thirty-three subjects between the age of 18\u201335\u00a0years old with bilateral hamstring tightness participated in this study. Interventions<\/jats:bold><\/jats:italic>: The IASTM and TC were administered on different legs for 5\u00a0minutes and over the entire area of the hamstring muscles. One TC was moved over the entire treatment area in a similar fashion as the IASTM. Main Outcome Measures<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> The intervention measurements included soreness numeric rating scale, Sit-n-Reach (single leg for side being tested), goniometric measurement for straight-leg hip-flexion motion, and superficial skin temperature. The timeline for data collection included: (1)\u00a0intervention measurements for the first randomized leg, (2)\u00a05-minute treatment with the first intervention treatment, (3)\u00a0intervention measurements repeated for postintervention outcomes, and (4)\u00a0repeat the same steps for 1 to 3 with the contralateral leg and the other intervention. Results<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> There was a main effect over time for Sit-n-Reach, measurement (pre-IASTM\u201429.50 [8.54], post-IASTM\u201432.11 [8.31] and pre-TC\u201429.67 [8.21], post-TC\u201432.05 [8.25]) and goniometric measurement (pre-IASTM\u201483.45 [13.86], post-IASTM\u201492.73 [13.20] and pre-TC\u201483.76 [11.97], post-TC\u201493.67 [12.15]; P<\/jats:italic>\u2009<\u2009.05). 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