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ArticleTherapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease2019

The effectiveness of Kinesio Taping® for pain management in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial.

Venta Donec, Raimondas Kubilius

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract read
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Article in Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03076177 nacompletednot on this map

The Effectiveness of Kinesio Taping Method for Knee Osteoarthritis. Randomized Double Blinded Clinical Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorLithuanian University of Health SciencesRan2014 to 2018Enrolled187ConditionsKnee OsteoarthritisArmsTaping application
NCT04585373 nacompletednot on this map

Time Course Effects of Kinesio-taping in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients.

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2019 to 2020Enrolled48ConditionsKnee OsteoarthritisArmskinesio-taping with conventional therapy 24 hours, kinesio-taping with conventional therapy 48 hours, kinesio-taping with conventional therapy 72 hours
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. The impact of ankle kinesio taping on pain management in patients with acute ankle sprain.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2024
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  10. The effectiveness of Kinesio TapingClinical rehabilitation · 2020
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  13. Kinesio Taping as a Therapeutic Tool for Masticatory Myofascial Pain Syndrome-An Insight View.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Venta DonecRehabilitation Department, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eivenių 2, LT-50009, Kaunas 44307, Lithuania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0476-1053
Raimondas KubiliusRehabilitation Department, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences · LT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundKinesio Taping® method is a nonpharmacological alternative for pain management in musculoskeletal disorders. However, the existing evidence is insufficient to assess its full effectiveness for pain management in knee osteoarthritis (KO). Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Kinesio Taping method in reducing knee pain for KO patients.

methodsIn this randomized, double blind, controlled trial, we recruited 187 patients with grade I-III KO who were allocated to either the Kinesio Taping or control group. The study was carried out in outpatient facility. Either Kinesio Taping or nonspecific taping was applied on the affected knee area for 4 weeks. Pain evaluation was performed at baseline, after 1 month of taping and after 1 further month without taping. The data on usage of painkillers were collected; Numeric Pain Rating Scale; an algometer, and Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Scores (KOOS) pain subscale were used to assess pain. Tolerance and subjective opinions toward the effectiveness of taping were evaluated. The chosen level of significance was

resultsThe majority (>70%) of both groups' patients indicated that tapes reduced the knee pain. The reported use of painkillers decreased, in addition to self-reported increase in the KOOS subscale, thereby indicating pain alleviation. All self-reported improvement remained at the 1-month follow up (

conclusionsElastic taping can safely relieve knee pain and reduce the need for pharmacological management in KO. A specific Kinesio Taping technique is clinically more beneficial for knee-pain alleviation in comparison with nonspecific taping.[ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03076177.].

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elastic tapingKinesio Tapingknee osteoarthritisknee pain

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PMCPMC6716177
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