ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2015
Comparison of the Short-Term Outcomes after Postisometric Muscle Relaxation or Kinesio Taping Application for Normalization of the Upper Trapezius Muscle Tone and the Pain Relief: A Preliminary Study.
Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06664931 (Muscle Energy Versus Mulligan Techniques in Treating Patients With Cervical Spondylosis), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Muscle Energy Versus Mulligan Techniques in Treating Patients With Cervical Spondylosis
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Understanding Exercise-Induced Hypoalgesia: An Umbrella Review of Scientific Evidence and Qualitative Content Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- The efficacy of muscle energy techniques in symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects: a systematic review.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2019Pooled it
- Demonstration of kinesio taping effect by ultrasonography in neck pain.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2022Trial
- Short-Term Effects of Kinesio Taping in the Treatment of Latent and Active Upper Trapezius Trigger Points: two Prospective, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trials.Scientific reports · 2019Trial
- Profession-based manual therapy nomenclature: exploring history, limitations, and opportunities.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2024Article
- Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization versus Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique in Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain: Single-blinding Randomized Trial.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2023Article
- Comparison of Dry Needling and Inhibitory Kinesio Taping in Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome of the Upper Trapezius Muscle: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2022Article
- Taping for conditions of the musculoskeletal system: an evidence map review.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2020Review
- Effects of Kinesiology Taping on Shoulder Posture and Peak Torque in Junior Baseball Players with Rounded Shoulder Posture: A Pilot Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Manual Therapy (Postisometric Relaxation and Joint Mobilization) in Knee Pain and Function Experienced by Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized Clinical Pilot Study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Article
- Effects of a 3-month recreative exercise applied to individuals with intellectual disability on their electromyogram (EMG) variations and balance performance.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2017Article
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Abstract
The main purpose of the study was to evaluate the resting bioelectrical activity of the upper trapezius muscle (the UT muscle) before and after one of the two interventions: postisometric muscle relaxation (PIR) and Kinesio Taping (KT). Moreover a comparison between group results was conducted. From the initial 61 volunteers, 52 were selected after exclusion criteria and were allocated randomly to 2 groups: PIR group and KT group. Outcome measures were assessed at baseline and completion of the intervention. The primary outcome measure was change in bioelectrical activity of UT muscle evaluated by surface electromyography (sEMG). Secondary outcomes included subjective assessment of pain using visual analogue scale (VAS). Significant differences were found only in KT group: the average resting bioelectrical activity decreased by 0.8 μV (p = 0.0237) and the average VAS result reduced by 2.0 points (p = 0.0001). Greater decrease of VAS results was recorded in KT group compared to PIR group (p = 0.0010). Both PIR and KT intervention did not influence significantly the resting bioelectrical activity of UT muscle. KT application was better for pain relief in the studied sample compared with PIR intervention.
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