Effects of Kinesio Taping on Pain, Endurance, Proprioception, Mobility and Disability in Lumbar Disc Herniation

Sevtap Günay

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Pain; Lumbar Disc Herniation; Lumbar Disc Disease

Treatments: Other: Routine Treatment; Other: Routine Treatment + I Taping; Other: Routine Treatment + Star Taping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06777095

Izmir Katip Celebi

Details and patient eligibility

About

In addition to the physical therapy program, taping was applied to 90 patients diagnosed with lumbar disc herniation. 90 patients were randomized into 3 groups. Group 1 received star-shaped taping to the lumbar region in addition to physical therapy, Group 2 received I-shaped taping to the erector spinae muscles in addition to physical therapy, and Group 3 was planned as the control group. In the first evaluation, sociodemographic information and disease duration (months) were questioned. Then, pain, muscle strength and endurance mobility, lumbar proprioception, functional level, and disability were evaluated. Evaluations were performed before treatment, after taping and at the end of the 12th week.

Full description

The study included 90 patients aged between 18-65 years who were diagnosed with LDH by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), had moderate to severe low back pain (Numeric Rating Scale >4) for at least 6 weeks, and were planned to receive a physical therapy program (10 sessions of hotpack, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and ultrasound every day for 2 weeks). The 90 patients included in the study were randomized into 3 groups using the computer-assisted randomization method. Group 1 received star-shaped taping to the lumbar region in addition to physical therapy (5 times in total every 3 days), Group 2 received I-shaped taping to the erector spinae muscles in addition to physical therapy (5 times in total every 3 days), and Group 3 was planned as the control group. In the first evaluation, sociodemographic information (age, gender, height (m), weight (kg), BMI (kg/m2)) and disease duration (months) were questioned. Then, pain (pain intensity and pressure pain threshold), muscle strength (lumbar extensor muscle strength) and endurance (trunk extensor muscle endurance), mobility (lumbar lordosis angle, joint range of motion), lumbar proprioception, functional level, disability evaluations were performed. Evaluations were performed before treatment, after the taping application and at the end of the 12th week. Post-treatment evaluations were performed the day after the tape was removed.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Having moderate to severe low back pain (Numeric Rating Scale>3) for at least 6 weeks
• Voluntariness to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• History of lumbar fracture or tumor
• Previous lumbosacral or abdominal surgery
• Ankylosing spondylitis, spondylolisthesis, fibromyalgia, peripheral neurogenic disease
• Pregnancy
• History of cancer
• Demonstrated allergy/intolerance to kinesiotaping during a test performed before the initial evaluation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

Group 1

Active Comparator group

Description:

In addition to routine physical therapy sessions, I taping was applied to the paraspinal muscles.

Treatment:

Other: Routine Treatment + I Taping

Group 2

Active Comparator group

Description:

In addition to routine physical therapy sessions, star taping was applied to sensitive points.

Treatment:

Other: Routine Treatment + Star Taping

Group 3

Other group

Description:

No application (no taping) was made outside of the routine physical therapy program.

Treatment:

Other: Routine Treatment