ArticleThe archives of bone and joint surgery2019
Effect of Kinesio Taping on Pain, Range of Motion, Hand Strength, and Functional Abilities in Patients with Hand Osteoarthritis: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.
Article in The archives of bone and joint surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07639918 (Routine Physical Therapy With and Without Kinesio Taping Among Patients With Wrist Joint Hypermobility), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Routine Physical Therapy With and Without Kinesio Taping Among Patients With Wrist Joint Hypermobility
Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Conservative and surgical treatment of wrist osteoarthritis: a systematic review.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Pooled it
- The Effects of Taping Combined with Wrist Stabilization Exercise on Pain, Disability, and Quality of Life in Postpartum Women with Wrist Pain: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Rhizarthrosis Part I: A Literature Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Systematic Review of Non-surgical Therapies for Osteoarthritis of the Hand: An Update.European journal of rheumatology · 2023Article
- Short-term effects of Kinesio taping combined with cervical muscles multi-angle isometric training in patients with cervical spondylosis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Study on the Influencing Factors of Osteoarthritis in Southern China.Emergency medicine international · 2022Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundOsteoarthritis is one of the most prevalent joint diseases in older adults. Since hands play a key role in daily activities, their impairment causes disability and reduction of independency. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of using Kinesio tape on pain, range of motion (ROM), hand strength, and functional abilities in patient with hand osteoarthritis (HOA).
methodsIn this randomized clinical trial study, 38 patients with the diagnosis of HOA were selected and randomly assigned to Kinesio tape plus exercise (KT-EXE) and exercise (EXE) groups. Each group included 19 subjects who participated in an 8-week intervention. Visual analog scale, Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire, as well as goniometer and dynamometer measurements, were used to assess pain severity, upper extremity functional disabilities, ROM, and grip strength, respectively, before and after the intervention and at 2 months of follow-up.
resultsThere was no significant difference in pre-intervention scores between the two groups. Statistical analysis revealed significant improvement in pain, ROM, hand strength, and upper-extremity functional abilities after the intervention in KT-EXE and EXE groups. In addition, the follow-up analysis showed significant changes, compared to the initial assessments except for the pain in the EXE group. Results of the independent t-test revealed that change was significantly greater in KT-EXE group than that in the EXE group at post-intervention and 2-month follow-up assessments except for the wrist flexion and upper-extremity functional abilities at final evaluation.
conclusionObtained results of this study showed that Kinesio taping and hand exercise may have a positive effect on the improvement of pain, ROM, hand strength, and upper-extremity functional abilities in patients with HOA. In addition, these two methods can be simultaneously used for the rehabilitation of this condition.
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