Immediate Effect of Kinesio Taping on Dynamic Balance in Different Grades of Pain Intensity in Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain
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Immediate Effect of Kinesio Taping on Dynamic Balance in Different Grades of Pain Intensity in Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain, SARAH Y. UMAR, ELSADAT S. SOLIMAN and EMAN KAMEL
Abstract
Background: Low back pain (LBP) has been a significant public health problem. Recently, it has been shown that Kinesio taping (KT) applications, alleviate pain and impairment quickly after the application in CMLBP. Aim of Study: To investigate the immediate and 48 hour effects after kinesio tape application on dynamic balance in dif-ferent grades of pain intensity in patients with chronic mechan-ical low back pain (CMLBP). Subjects and Methods: Forty-five male and female pa-tients, with age between 18-40 years old, and body mass index from 18 to 30 (kg/m2), diagnosed with CMLBP. The Patients were subdivided into three groups according to Arabic Numer-ical Paine Rating Scale (ANPRS), group A (n=15) had a mild degree CMLBP, group B (n=15) had a moderate degree CML-BP, group C (n=15) had a severe degree CMLBP, all received a star-shape kinesio tape application and assessed for dynamic balance by Biodex balance system and pain intensity by Ar-abic Numerical Pain Rating Scale as a primary outcome and global rating of change (GROC) as secondary outcome, three times (pre-application, immediately after and 48hour after KT application). Results: MANOVA testing revealed that the mean value of pain in group A significantly reduced by 53%, group B by 45% and group C by 58% after 48 hours of KT application compared with that before application (p1:1.001). There was no significant difference in the mean values of overall stability index (OSI), anteroposterior stability index (APSI) and mediolateral stability index (MLSI) pre-application, immediately after and 48 hour after KT application in the same group or between the three groups (p1:1.733, 0.745 and 0.503). Conclusion: Application of kinesio taping might improve pain intensity immediately and after 48 hours of kinesio tape application, meanwhile there was no significant improvement on dynamic balance in patients with CMLBP.