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Trial reportActa orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica2017

The effect of Kinesio taping on back pain in patients with Lenke Type 1 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A randomized controlled trial.

Yunus Atici, Canan Gonen Aydin, Aysegul Atici, Mehmet Ozbey Buyukkuscu, Yavuz Arikan, Mehmet Bulent Balioglu

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Trial report in Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Yunus AticiDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Okan University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: yunatici@hotmail.com.
Canan Gonen AydinMetin Sabanci Baltalimani Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Aysegul AticiKartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Carsamba State Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
Mehmet Ozbey BuyukkuscuMetin Sabanci Baltalimani Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Yavuz ArikanMetin Sabanci Baltalimani Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mehmet Bulent BaliogluMetin Sabanci Baltalimani Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study investigated the short-term effects of KT on back pain (BP) in patients with Lenke Type 1 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).

methodsWe chosen Lenke Type 1 scoliosis who have had only back pain (the localization of the pain: the only in the apical convex edge). Forty patients suffering from BP with Lenke Type 1 AIS were randomly separated into two groups, Group 1 (20 patients) and Group 2 (20 patients). Group 1 was given KT with tension and home exercises and Group 2 was given KT without tension and home exercises. KT and home exercises was applied to the thoracic area of the patients in both groups for four weeks. Pain intensity was measured using a visual analog scale (VAS) and SRS-22 (subtotal SRS-20) before and after treatment.

resultsMean age of both groups was 16.1 years. Mean Cobb angle of the thoracic scoliosis was 31.8° (range: 17°-44°) in Group 1 and 32.8° (range: 19°-43°) in Group 2 before the treatment. The decrease in VAS score of Group 1 after taping was higher than that of Group 2. The difference between the pre- and post-treatment VAS scores of both groups was statistically significant (p < 0.05). The increase in mean SRS-20 score of Group 1 following taping application was significantly higher than the increase in the control group (p < 0.05).

conclusionResults demonstrated that KT application with tension effectively leads to back pain relief shortly after application. In addition, KT has a positive impact on quality of life. Thus, KT may be a suitable intervention in treating back pain of patients with AIS. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 1, Therapeutic study.

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Athletic TapeAdolescentBack PainExercise TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMalePain MeasurementProspective StudiesQuality of LifeScoliosisTime FactorsVisual Analog ScaleAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisBack painExerciseKinesio taping

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PMID28330700
PMCPMC6197304

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