Trial reportBMC musculoskeletal disorders2018
Immediate and short-term effects of kinesiotaping on muscular activity, mobility, strength and pain after rotator cuff surgery: a crossover clinical trial.
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Immediate and Short-term Effects of Kinesiotaping on Muscular Activity, Mobility, Strength and Pain After Rotator Cuff Surgery: A Cross-over Clinical Trial
KT Tape vs Arm Sling for Pediatric Clavicle Fractures
The effects of early period kinesio tape on clinical outcomes in patients with artroscopic rotator cuff repair
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The efficacy of kinesiology tape for rotator cuff injuries: a meta-analysis of randomized trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Influence of taping on joint proprioception: a systematic review with between and within group meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Kinesio taping for rotator cuff disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of kinesiotaping on disability and pain in patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy: double-blind randomized clinical trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- Effects of Kinesio Taping on pain, paresthesia, functional status, and overall health status in patients with symptomatic thoracic outlet syndrome: A single-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2020Trial
- Wheelchair basketball, health, competitive analysis, and performance advantage: a review of theory and evidence.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2023Review
- In Patients with Grade I and II Ankle Sprains, Dynamic Taping Seems to Be Helpful during Certain Tasks, Exercises and Tests in Selected Phases of the Rehabilitation Process: A Preliminary Report.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A Historical Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials in the Management of Pain in Rotator Cuff Tears.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Does kinesiotaping can improve static stability of the knee after anterior cruciate ligament rupture? A randomized single-blind, placebo-controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundKinesiotape (KT) is widely used in musculoskeletal rehabilitation as an adjuvant to treatment, but minimal evidence supports its use. The aim of this study is to determine the immediate and short-term effects of shoulder KT on muscular activity, mobility, strength and pain after rotator cuff surgery.
methodsThirty-nine subjects who underwent shoulder rotator cuff surgery were tested 6 and 12 weeks post-surgery, without tape, with KT and with a sham tape (ST). KT and ST were applied in a randomized order. For each condition, the muscular activity of the upper trapezius, three parts of the deltoid and the infraspinatus were measured during shoulder flexion, and range of motion (ROM) and pain intensity were assessed. At 12 weeks, the isometric strength at 90° of shoulder flexion, related muscular activity and pain intensity were also measured. Subjects maintained the last tape that was applied for three days and recorded the pain intensity at waking up and during the day.
resultsModifications in muscle activity were observed with KT and with ST. Major changes in terms of decreased recruitment of the upper trapezius were observed with KT (P < 0.001). KT and ST also increased flexion ROM at 6 weeks (P = 0.004), but the differences with the no tape condition were insufficient to be clinically important. No other differences between conditions were found.
conclusionsShoulder taping has the potential to decrease over-activity of the upper trapezius, but no clinical benefits of KT on ROM, strength or pain were noted in a population of subjects who underwent rotator cuff surgery.
trial registrationThe study was retrospectively registered on ClinicalTrials.gov PRS ( NCT03379636 ) on 21st December 2017.
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