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Kinesio taping benefits patients with myofascial pain syndromeKinesio taping benefits patients with myofascial pain syndrome by attenuating the intensity of pain and increasing the range of motion.
Kinesio
taping could be recommended to relieve pain intensity and range of motion for
patients suffering from myofascial pain syndrome at post-intervention, as
revealed in a study published in 'Clinical rehabilitation'. Zhang XF et al.
investigated the effectiveness of Kinesio taping for managing myofascial pain
syndrome regarding pain intensity, range of motion, muscle strength, pressure
pain threshold as well as disability.
From inception to November 2018, PubMed, EBSCO, Web of Science, ScienceDirect,
Cochrane Library and Physiotherapy Evidence Databases were searched. The
randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that used the Kinesio taping as the primary
treatment protocol for participants diagnosed with myofascial pain syndrome
were considered. The articles were screened, the methodological quality scoring
was done using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool and the data extracted by two
reviewers independently. At post-intervention and follow-up, the primary
outcomes were pain intensity, pressure pain threshold and range of motion.
Secondary outcomes comprised of muscle strength and disability at
post-intervention and follow-up.
It was
found that the meta-analyses of 20 RCTs encompassing 959 patients had Kinesio
taping being more effective as compared to other treatments in decreasing pain
intensity and increasing range of motion at post-intervention. At the
follow-up, Kinesio taping was also superior to other non-invasive methods in
relieving pain intensity. But, there was no detectable effect on disability or
function.
Clinical rehabilitation
Evidence for kinesio taping in management of myofascial pain syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Zhang XF et al.
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