Effects of Kinesio Taping on Pain and Function in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
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Abstract
PURPOSE: Knee osteoarthritis is one of the most frequent musculoskeletal disorders of elderly people (Woolf & Pfleger, 2003). The majority of patients suffers from pain and functional joint impairments. A therapeutic approach that has gained increasing attention among physicians and therapists is the treatment with kinesio taping. However, knowledge on the effectiveness of kinesio tape is limited and study results are inconsistent (Morris et al. 2013; William et al., 2012). The objective of this study was to determine the effects of kinesio taping on pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis. METHODS: 141 Patients (65.1±7 yrs) with a clinical and radiographic diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis were randomized into a kinesio group, placebo group or control group. Participants completed a baseline test and a post tests after receiving the tape and wearing it for three consecutive days. Primary outcomes were perceptions on pain, stiffness and physical function (Western Ontario and Mac Master Universities Osteoarthritis Index = WOMAC). Secondary outcomes were balance (Balance Error Scoring System = BESS), gait speed (10 meters walking test = 10MWT), maximum isometric quadriceps strength and knee range of motion (ROM). Differences between the groups were analyzed using ANCOVA on an intention-to-treat basis. RESULTS: At baseline, there were no statistically significant differences between groups. Significant effects were found for the tape group in WOMAC pain (tape vs. placebo p=0.053; tape vs. control p=0.047), stiffness (tape vs. placebo p=0.012; tape vs. control p≤0.001) and physical function (tape vs. placebo p=0.034; tape vs. control p=0.004). No significant effects were found for the BESS-Test, strength, 10MWT or active ROM. CONCLUSION: The results showed, that wearing a kinesio tape has a positive effect on patient’s perception regarding pain, stiffness and function. No improvements were found in functional balance, maximum isometric quadriceps strength, gait speed or active range of motion.
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Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.002 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.003 | 0.000 |
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