Kinesio taping versus dry needling in the treatment of myofascial pain of the upper trapezius muscle: A randomized, single blind (evaluator), prospective study

Autor: Nesibe Dogan, Seniz Akcay-Yalbuzdag, İlker Şengül, Taciser Kaya
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation. 32:819-827
ISSN: 1878-6324
1053-8127
DOI: 10.3233/bmr-181162
Popis: Although a number of therapeutic interventions for trigger-point inactivation have been studied, it remains controversial which intervention is better.To compare the effectiveness of the kinesio taping and dry needling methods in patients with trigger-point related myofascial pain syndrome of the upper trapezius muscle.A total of 42 patients were randomly allocated to the kinesio taping group (n= 23) and dry needling group (n= 19). The patients were assessed for pain, pressure pain threshold (PPT), cervical range of motion (CROM), and function at baseline, at short- and medium-term stages after treatment. To investigate the effects of the interventions over time, two-way repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used.There was a significant improvement in pain intensity at rest and cervical motion, in the PPT readings (p0.05), in CROM (p0.05), and in function (p0.05) in both groups, with no superiority either (p0.05).Kinesio taping may be a choice of trigger point inactivation in patients who do not want to be needled or who show contraindication(s) to treatments other than kinesio taping.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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