Çekmece Ç, Sade I, İnanir M, Selçuk B, Gökbel T, Demir O, Dursun E, Dursun N. Efficacy of Kinesio® tapes in obstetrical brachial plexus injury: a randomized controlled trial.
Hand Surg Rehabil 2023;
42:214-219. [PMID:
36907273 DOI:
10.1016/j.hansur.2023.03.002]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Kinesio® tape application associated to exercise in patients with obstetric brachial plexus injury (OBPI).
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Ninety patients with Erb-Duchenne palsy secondary to OBPI participated in a 3-month study, in 2 groups; study group (n = 50) and control group (n = 40). Both followed the same physical therapy program, while the study group also received Kinesio® taping over the scapula and forearm. The patients were evaluated, pre- and post-treatment, using the Modified Mallet Classification (MMC), Active Movement Scale (AMS), and active range of motion (ROM) of the plegic side.
RESULTS
There were no statistically significant intergroup differences in age, gender, birth weight or plegic side (p > 0.05), or in pre-treatment MMC and AMS scores (p > 0.05). There were significant differences in favor of the study group for Mallet 2 (external rotation) (p = 0.012), Mallet 3 (hand on the back of the neck) (p < 0.001), Mallet 4 (hand on the back) (p = 0.001) and total Mallet score (p = 0.025), and for AMS shoulder flexion (p = 0.004) and elbow flexion (p < 0.001). ROM results before and after treatment (within groups) showed significant improvement in both groups (p < 0.001).
CONCLUSION
Since this a was a preliminary study, the results should be interpreted with caution in terms of clinical efficacy. The results suggest that associating Kinesio® taping to conventional treatment helps functional development in patients with OBPI.'
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