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ArticlePain research & management2022

Efficacy of Knee Taping in addition to a Supervised Exercise Protocol to Manage Pain and Functional Status in Individuals with Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis: A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial.

Mudasir Nazar Shah, Mohammad Abu Shaphe, Mohammed Qasheesh, Mohammad Kashif Reza, Ahmad H Alghadir, Amir Iqbal, Priyadarshani Bhat

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Article in Pain research & management, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The effectiveness of knee bracing in non-operative soft tissue and degenerative knee injuries: A systematic review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mudasir Nazar ShahDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad Abu ShapheDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6046-9543
Mohammed QasheeshDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad Kashif RezaDepartment of Physiotherapy, Al-Karim University, Katihar, Bihar, India.
Ahmad H AlghadirRehabilitation Research Chair, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Amir IqbalRehabilitation Research Chair, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9080-367X
Priyadarshani BhatDepartment of Physiotherapy, Prakash Institute of Physiotherapy Rehabilitation and Allied Medical Sciences, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.ORCID 0000-0002-6417-4726
Jazan University · SAKing Saud University · SAChaudhary Charan Singh University · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effect of knee taping in addition to a supervised exercise protocol on the pain intensity and functional status of individuals with patellofemoral osteoarthritis (PF OA). Methods: The study was based on a randomized, controlled pretest-posttest experimental group design. Following an initial screening, forty people with PF OA (mean age 55, range 40-60) were randomly assigned to one of two groups, Group A or Group B ( Results: When comparing the outcome scores at 4 weeks postintervention with baseline scores, the within-group analysis revealed significant mean differences for the outcomes within groups A (VAS: MD = -3.08-0.76; Conclusions: In people with patellofemoral osteoarthritis, combining knee taping with a supervised exercise protocol was more effective than the supervised exercise protocol alone in relieving pain and enhancing functional status.

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Functional StatusOsteoarthritis, KneeAdultArthralgiaAthletic TapeExerciseExercise TherapyHumansKnee JointMiddle AgedPainRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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PMID35371366
PMCPMC8975673
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