Kinesiotaping in Treatment of Pes Anserinus Tendino-bursitis

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pes Anserinus Tendinobursitis

Treatments: Device: Kinesiotaping; Procedure: NSAIDs/Physical therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01680263

K Homayouni

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of kinesiotaping in comparison to NSAIDs and physical therapy in treatment of pes anserinus tendino-bursitis.

Full description

The treatment of pes anserinus tendino-bursitis includes refraining from aggravating activities, local modalities such as heat, ice, ultrasound (US), iontophoresis, phonophoresis, electrical stimulation (ES), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and injections with either corticosteroids or local anesthetics. Another treatment that seems to have a significant effect on the improvement of the disease is kinesiotaping. Kinesiotaping is a cotton strip with an acrylic adhesive that is used for treating athletic injuries and a variety of physical conditions. The therapeutic effects of the tape is to relax the overused muscles and in rehabilitation to facilitate the underused muscles. Advocates claim that the wave pattern found on the kinesiotaping has a lifting effect on the skin which can diminish swelling and inflammation via improving circulation and reduce pain by removing pressure from pain receptors.

Enrollment: 46 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with clinical diagnosis of pes anserinus tendino-bursitis.

Exclusion criteria

• Previous history of trauma or surgery on the knee joint,
• History of NSAIDs induced acid-peptic disease
• Systemic and rheumatic diseases

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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46 participants in 2 patient groups

Kinesiotaping

Experimental group

Description:

Use of kinesiotaping on the painful area in the form of "space correction". Kinesiotaping was repeated for 3 weeks with 1 week interval

Treatment:

Device: Kinesiotaping

NSAIDs/Physical therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

treatment was done with NSAIDs and 10 sessions of daily physical therapy.

Treatment:

Procedure: NSAIDs/Physical therapy