Kinesio Taping and Inhibitory Treatment Techniques

Universidad de Almeria

Status: Suspended

Conditions: Fibromyalgia

Treatments: Other: Exercise and Electrical Stimulation Therapy; Other: Kinesio Taping and Inhibitory Treatment Techniques

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02859467

UAL-496

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objective: Compare the benefits of Kinesio Taping and Inhibitory Treatment Techniques for Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Spine in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS).

Study Design: A single-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted on patients with FMS.

Setting: Clinical setting. Methods: Sixty-four subjects with FMS were randomly assigned to an experimental group receiving kinesio taping and inhibitory treatment techniques, or to a control group for exercises and electrical stimulation therapy.

Enrollment: 64 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed Fibromyalgia Syndrome.
• Limitation of usual activities due to pain on at least 1 day in the previous 30 days.
• Agreement to attend evening therapy sessions.
• Non-practice of regular physical activity.

Exclusion criteria

• A history of surgery.
• The presence of comorbid conditions (e.g., morbid obesity, inflammatory diseases, irritable bowel syndrome and interstitial cystitis).
• A history of whiplash injury.
• Severe physical disability.
• uncontrolled endocrine disorders (e.g., hyperthyroidism, diabetes); 6) illness (e.g., schizophrenia or substance abuse).
• The use of medication other than as-needed analgesics (excluding long-term narcotics).
• Malignancy.
• Psychiatric disorders.
• A score of ≥ 9 points in the Beck depression inventory.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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64 participants in 2 patient groups

Kinesio Taping and Inhibitory Treatment Techniques

Experimental group

Description:

During each session participants will receive the application kinesio taping in trapezius, infraspinatus and paravertebral muscles. Inhibitory Treatment Techniques: * Release Technique of the trapezius muscle. * Release Technique for scalene muscles. * Technique suboccipital inhibition. * Technique hands crossed for induction dorsal superficial fascia.

Treatment:

Other: Kinesio Taping and Inhibitory Treatment Techniques

Exercise and Electrical Stimulation Therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Session for general physical activities (joint mobility, muscle strength and elasticity), and electrical stimulation therapy on para vertebral muscles.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise and Electrical Stimulation Therapy