Effects of kinesiotape versus soft brace on selected parameters in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
| Autor: | Elkady, Sabah Mohammed, Elrazik, Reda Kotb Abd, AbdelMonem, Asmaa Foad, Elhamrawy, Mohammed Youssef, Mashaal, Ahmed, Atef, Doaa, Samir, Sara Mohamed |
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KNEE osteoarthritis
STATISTICS TAPING & strapping GAIT in humans POSTURAL balance EXERCISE physiology TREATMENT effectiveness RANDOMIZED controlled trials T-test (Statistics) COMPARATIVE studies DIAGNOSIS REPEATED measures design DESCRIPTIVE statistics STATISTICAL sampling DATA analysis software DATA analysis ORTHOPEDIC apparatus |
| Zdroj: | Advances in Rehabilitation; 2023, Vol. 37 Issue 3, p1-8, 8p |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic condition that results in pain, muscular fatigue, functional instability, and disability. Bracing and taping can be a suitable treatment for knee OA, hence the aim of this study was to compare the effects of a soft knee brace and kinesiotaping (KT) on gait and balance parameters in patients with knee OA. Material and methods: Twenty-three patients with knee OA, grade I or II were evaluated. Gait parameters were measured using the motion analysis system including gait velocity and stance time (of the affected limb). Balance parameters including Overall Stability Index (OSI) and Medial-Lateral Stability Index variables were assessed using the Biodex stability system. Patients were assessed in three situations: without a knee soft brace or KT, with a soft brace, and with KT. The time interval was one week between each measurement. A paired t-test was used to compare patients in the three conditions. Results: There were statistically significant differences in all gait and balance parameters except for the OSI after using kinesiotaping (p < 0.05) but not after bracing. There were clinical improvements in all outcomes after taping more significant than after a soft knee brace. Conclusions: Kinesiotaping is more effective than the soft knee brace for gait and balance improvement in patients with knee OA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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