Trial reportMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2016
Short-Term Effects of Kinesio Taping in Women with Pregnancy-Related Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.
Trial report in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04622137 (An Alternative Conservative Treatment Method For Midshaft Clavicular Fractures), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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An Alternative Conservative Treatment Method For Midshaft Clavicular Fractures: Kinesiotaping Therapy
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of kinesio tape in people with low back pain. A systematic review with meta-analysis.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of kinesio taping on low back pain during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Pooled it
- Outcomes and outcomes measurements used in intervention studies of pelvic girdle pain and lumbopelvic pain: a systematic review.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2019Pooled it
- Kinesio taping effectively improved pain and disability in postpartum women with pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2026Trial
- Kinesio Taping vs. Placebo in Reducing Pregnancy-Related Low Back Pain: A Cross-Over Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2017Trial
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- Impact of Kinesio Taping on Pregnancy related Pelvic Girdle Pain and Disability.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2025Article
- Virtual reality to improve low-back pain and pelvic pain during pregnancy: a pilot RCT for a multicenter randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Optimizing Health and Athletic Performance for Women.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2022Review
- Effect of Kinesio taping on Pregnancy-related low back pain: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2022Article
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- Taping for conditions of the musculoskeletal system: an evidence map review.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2020Review
- Effect of Different Kinesio Taping Interventions on the Local Thresholds of Current Perception and Pressure Pain in Healthy Adults.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
- Taping protocol for two presentations of pregnancy-related back pain: a case series.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2019Article
- A Short Overview of the Effects of Kinesio Taping for Postural Spine Curvature Disorders.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2018Review
- The Effects of Kinesio Tape on Low Back Pain and Disability in Pregnant Women.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND Pregnancy-related low back pain is a common condition during pregnancy. Kinesio tape is a drug-free elastic therapeutic tape used for treating various musculoskeletal problems. The aim of this study was to investigate the short-term effects of lumbar Kinesio taping on pain intensity and disability in women with pregnancy-related low back pain. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 65 patients with pregnancy-related low back pain were randomly allocated into either Kinesio taping (n=33) or control (n=32) groups. The intervention group was treated with paracetamol plus Kinesio taping, while the control group received only paracetamol. Kinesio taping was applied in the lumbar flexion position, and four I-shaped bands were used. Two bands were attached horizontally, with space correction technique. The remaining 2 bands, 1 on each side of the lumbar spine, were placed vertically, with inhibition technique. Low back pain intensity was measured on a 10-cm visual analogue scale (VAS), and the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) was used for evaluation of disability. RESULTS Pain intensity and RMDQ scores improved significantly in both groups at 5 days compared with baseline. Considering the degree of treatment effect (the change from baseline to day 5), the Kinesio taping group was significantly superior than the control group in all outcome measures (for all, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The results of this study indicate that Kinesio taping can be used as a complementary treatment method to achieve effective control of pregnancy-related low back pain.
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