TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of kinesio tape application on hemiplegic shoulder pain and motor ability
T2 - A pilot study
AU - Kalichman, Leonid
AU - Frenkel-Toledo, Silvi
AU - Vered, Elisha
AU - Sender, Iris
AU - Galinka, Tal
AU - Alperovitch-Najenson, Deborah
AU - Ratmansky, Motti
AU - Treger, Iuly
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The aim of our single-group pre-post design pilot study was to evaluate the short-term effect of kinesio taping (KT) application on pain and motor ability of hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) patients. Eleven poststroke patients with HSP hospitalized in the Department of Neurology C, Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital, Raanana, Israel, received a KT application in addition to their usual rehabilitation protocol. KT, consisting of one to three strips according to a predefined algorithm, was applied to the painful shoulder region. A 10 cm Visual Analog Scale of shoulder pain at rest and at arm movement, active and passive pain-free abduction range of motion, Box & Blocks, and Fugl-Meyer upper extremity motor assessment were performed before treatment and 24 h after wearing the KT. After applying the KT, there was no significant change in any variables. Shortterm KT application, used in our study, produced no change in shoulder pain, range of motion, or ability of upper limb in HSP patients. Additional studies should evaluate the effect of long-term application and different types of KT applications on HSP.
AB - The aim of our single-group pre-post design pilot study was to evaluate the short-term effect of kinesio taping (KT) application on pain and motor ability of hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) patients. Eleven poststroke patients with HSP hospitalized in the Department of Neurology C, Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital, Raanana, Israel, received a KT application in addition to their usual rehabilitation protocol. KT, consisting of one to three strips according to a predefined algorithm, was applied to the painful shoulder region. A 10 cm Visual Analog Scale of shoulder pain at rest and at arm movement, active and passive pain-free abduction range of motion, Box & Blocks, and Fugl-Meyer upper extremity motor assessment were performed before treatment and 24 h after wearing the KT. After applying the KT, there was no significant change in any variables. Shortterm KT application, used in our study, produced no change in shoulder pain, range of motion, or ability of upper limb in HSP patients. Additional studies should evaluate the effect of long-term application and different types of KT applications on HSP.
KW - Feasibility study
KW - Hemiplegic shoulder pain
KW - Kinesio tape
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84963705549&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/MRR.0000000000000167
DO - 10.1097/MRR.0000000000000167
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C2 - 27075946
AN - SCOPUS:84963705549
SN - 0342-5282
VL - 39
SP - 272
EP - 276
JO - International Journal of Rehabilitation Research
JF - International Journal of Rehabilitation Research
IS - 3
ER -