Trial reportJournal of healthcare engineering2018
The Effect of Kinesiology Taping on the Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The clinical impact of high intensity laser therapy on post stroke shoulder pain and dysfunction associated with hemiplegia: a systematic review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of kinesiology taping on the functions of upper limbs in patients with stroke: a meta-analysis of randomized trial.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022Pooled it
- Protocols Used by Occupational Therapists on Shoulder Pain after Stroke: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Occupational therapy international · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Shoulder Taping in Treating Hemiplegic Shoulder Subluxation: A Randomized Controlled Study of 35 Patients.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Trial
- Effects of Adding a Floss-Band Procedure with Additional Active Shoulder Movement to Conventional Physiotherapy in Selected Patients with Chronic Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments for Shoulder Subluxation After Stroke: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Multidisciplinary Inpatient Rehabilitation for Unilateral Neuromyelitis Optica: Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Reliability and utility of ultrasound imaging assessment methods for shoulder subluxation in patients with stroke.Journal of physical therapy science · 2025Article
- Evaluating the effects of two different kinesiology taping techniques on shoulder pain and function in patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Prevalence, risk factor and outcome in middle-aged and elderly population affected by hemiplegic shoulder pain: An observational study.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Magnetic resonance imaging findings in painful hemiplegic shoulder patients with or without subluxation: A retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Analysis of Muscular Electrical Activity and Blood Perfusion of Upper Extremity in Patients with Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain: A Pilot Study.Neural plasticity · 2022Observational
- Effect of kinesiotaping on pain relief and upper limb function in stroke survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.American journal of translational research · 2022Article
- Effects of kinesiology taping on trunk function, balance, and mobility in stroke patients: a pilot feasibility study.Journal of physical therapy science · 2020Article
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Abstract
Objective: The purpose of the study was to explore the effect of kinesiology taping on hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) in terms of pain intensity, magnitude of subluxation, muscle activity, and active range of motion (AROM). Design: Double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Setting: the Rehabilitation Center of the West China Hospital. Participants: Nineteen individuals suffering from HSP were recruited in this study. Intervention: Patients were randomly assigned into the taping group or control group. The taping group received therapeutic kinesiology taping and conventional treatment, while the control group received placebo taping (applied without tension) and conventional treatment. Main Outcome Measures: The shoulder pain intensity (numerical pain rating scale), magnitude of subluxation, muscle activity (measured by surface electromyography (sEMG)), and shoulder active range of movement (AROM) were assessed at the baseline, on the first day (immediately after taping) and 4 weeks after treatment (without taping). Results: All patients completed the trials. There were no significant differences between groups at the baseline. The taping group showed immediate improvement on the first day after taping in terms of pain intensity, magnitude of subluxation, and muscle activity ( Conclusion: The results indicate that the kinesiology taping is effective in reducing the shoulder pain and subluxation and increasing muscle activity and AROM for patients with HSP after stroke.
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