ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2016
Safety and tolerability of Kinesio Taping in patients with arm lymphedema: medical device clinical study.
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- The effects of bandaging with an additional pad and taping on secondary arm lymphedema in a patient after mastectomy.Journal of physical therapy science · 2017Article
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10 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of Kinesio Taping (KT) in patients with arm lymphedema.
methodMedical device clinical study in women with arm lymphedema. Kinesio Tex Gold bandage was applied by the KT technique. Assessments and interviews were carried out both at the beginning and 4 days after intervention. Skin disorders, reported tolerance and modification of limb volume and function after intervention were assessed. Changes in limb volume and functionality before and after intervention were compared by the Student's t test and the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test, considering significant p value <0.05.
resultsTwenty-four women were studied. After intervention, no patient had cutaneous lesions, vesicle or limb hyperthermia, and 4.2% presented skin peeling and redness. Most patients reported no change in social life and that they felt safer in the daily activity and were very pleased with the treatment. The patients presented improvement of upper limb functionality after intervention (p < 0.001). No difference of limb volume was found after intervention (p = 0.639).
conclusionsKinesio Tex Gold bandage by the KT technique proved to be safe and tolerable in patients with lymphedema, with improved functionality and no change of the affected limb volume.
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