Efficacy of Kinesiology Tape on Neck Disability

Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial; Myofascial Pain Syndrome; Pain

Treatments: Other: kinesiotaping and exercise; Other: exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05030181

KAEK/2021.03.87

Details and patient eligibility

About

Sixty participants with nonspecific neck pain were randomly assigned to either the kinesiotaping (n=30) or exercise (n=30) group.

At the beginning, at the 2nd week and at the 1st month, activity and rest pain with visual analog scale, cervical lateral flexion and rotation with goniometer, neck disability scale and trapezius thickness, trigger point volume, trigger point diameter, trigger point area (with ultrasonograpic imaging) will be evaluated.

After the initial evaluation of the patients in the kinesiotaping group, 'I' strip kinesiotape will be applied with the space correction technique for the upper trapezius muscle, for a total of 4 sessions, 2 days a week, and the patients will be included in the 1-month home exercise program. Patients will be evaluated at the start of treatment, Week 2, and Month.

Patients in the control group will only be included in the 1-month home exercise program. Patients will be evaluated at the start of treatment, Week 2, and Month 1.

The participants inclusion criteria were; age between 18 and 65 years, symptom duration of at least 3 months. The exclusion criteria were as follows: (1) a diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy, (2) a history of acute neck injury or cervical surgery (3) diagnosis of psychiatric disorders (4) recent trigger-point injection or participation in a physical treatment program witin the last 6 monhts (5) any allergies to the tape and (6) having already received treatment with kinesio-taping.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age between 18 and 65 years
• symptom duration of at least 3 months

Exclusion criteria

• a diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy
• a history of acute neck injury or cervical surgery
• diagnosis of psychiatric disorders
• recent trigger-point injection or participation in a physical treatment program witin the last 6 monhts
• any allergies to the tape and
• having already received treatment with kinesio-taping.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

kinesiotaping and exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

'I'' strip kinesiotape will be applied with the space correction technique for the upper trapezius muscle, for a total of 4 sessions, 2 days a week, and the patients will be included in the 1-month home exercise program.

Treatment:

Other: kinesiotaping and exercise

exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

1-month home exercise program.

Treatment:

Other: exercise