Highlights
- •Kinesio taping is an effective treatment method for increasing the acromiohumeral distance and reducing the supraspinatus tendon thickness in patients with Subacromial Impingement Syndrome.
- •The taping of the anterior and posterior deltoid from its insertion to the origin is effective to improve upper limb function.
- •Regardless of the mode of administration, Kinesio taping treatment provides significant improvement in the clinical findings of the patients.
ABSTRACT
Study Design
Randomized controlled study.
Purpose of the study
To evaluate the effect of Kinesio Tape (KT) applied differently in patients diagnosed
with Subacromial Impingement Syndrome (SIS) on acromiohumeral distance (AHD) and supraspinatus
tendon (SsT) thickness using ultrasound (US) and its effect on pain, upper limb functional
status and hand grip muscle strength in the short and mid-term.
Methods
The 90 patients diagnosed with unilateral SIS by clinical examination were randomized
into 3 groups. In addition to exercise therapy, the deltoid in group 1 and the supraspinatus
muscle in group 2 were taped from insertion to origin. Group 3, which was the control
group, was applied 9 sessions of sham taping for 3 weeks. Cases were evaluated for
AHD and SsT thickness, pain was evaluated with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), function
with the Disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand (DASH) and the Western Ontario
Rotator Cuff Index (WORC), and hand grip strength (HGS) using a dynamometer before,
and 3rd week and 3rd month after the KT application.
Results
There was a significant improvement in all parameters in the short and mid-term intra
group comparisons in Group 1 and 2 after taping (P < .05). In intergroup comparisons, significant improvement was achieved in all parameters
in Group 1 and Group 2 in the mid and short term compared to the control group (P < .05). In comparison of Group 1 and Group 2, HGS in the short term (p: 0.07) and
the SsT thickness in the short and mid-term (p: 0.36, p: 0.85) did not exhibit any
difference. The improvement in all other parameters in group 1 was statistically significant.
Conclusion
The findings of our study provide definitive evidence for the effectiveness of KT
treatment depending on the method of tape application employed.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: March 12, 2023
Accepted:
September 13,
2022
Received in revised form:
July 9,
2022
Received:
May 5,
2021
Publication stage
In Press Corrected ProofFootnotes
Conflict of Interest: The authors state that the manuscript has not been published previously, and they have no conflict of interest.
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