The effectiveness of kinesio taping on pain, range of motion and disability in patients with chronic neck pain: A randomized controlled study - 15/07/18
Résumé |
Introduction/Background |
Chronic neck pain is a major public health problem in most communities. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of kinesio taping on pain, cervical range of motion and disability in patients with chronic neck pain.
Material and method |
Forty-four subjects (age range: 30–55; mean age: 40.7±7.3 yrs; 32 females, 12 males) were randomly divided into two groups (study group: 22, control group: 22). Conventional physiotherapy methods including active (exercise) and passive (hotpack, therapeutic ultrasound and TENS) treatment were applied to all subjects for 15 sessions (5 days a week). Additionally, in the study group kinesio taping was performed at the end of each session. Pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale), pressure pain threshold (digital algometer), cervical range of motion (CROM device) and disability (Neck Disability Index) were evaluated before treatment, on the second day of treatment and after treatment.
Results |
There was no significant difference between the groups for demographic data (age, height, weight, BMI) and any outcome at baseline (P>0.05). When the intra-group comparison is examined, in the study group second day outcomes for pain intensity, range of motion and disability were higher than the pretreatment assessment (P<0.05). There was no significant improvement in any of the parameters in the control group on the 2nd day outcomes when compared to the pretreatment (P>0.05). In both groups, there were significantly improvements in all parameters after treatment than the pretreatment (P<0.05). In study group, pressure pain threshold and disability level were found to be better than control group according to the posttreatment outcomes (P<0.05).
Conclusion |
The results of this study have shown that kinesio taping in addition to conventional physiotherapy provides additional benefits in chronic neck pain.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Neck pain, Kinesio taping, Disability
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Vol 61 - N° S
P. e142 - juillet 2018 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.