Efficacy of kinesio taping on hand functioning in patients with mild carpal tunnel syndrome. A double-blind randomized controlled trial.
In: Journal of Hand Therapy, Jg. 35 (2022-10-01), Heft 4, S. 605-612
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• Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common mononeuropathy of the hand. • Kinesio Taping (KT) lymphatic correction technique has been considered for CTS. • The study protocol consisted of 2 sessions per week for 5 weeks, including 6 exercises. • Significant differences between KT and sham taping were found at 5 weeks and 6 months. • KT might reduce symptoms and improve function in our sample of patients with mild CTS. Double-blind randomized controlled trial. Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common mononeuropathy that causes pain and disability in the affected hand. Kinesio taping (KT) has been recently proposed as a promising conservative approach in CTS patients. To investigate the effectiveness of KT compared to a sham taping on symptoms and hand function in patients affected by mild CTS. Patients affected by mild CTS with symptoms for at least 8 weeks were enrolled and randomly allocated into two groups: KT group, according to the technique proposed by Kase plus specific exercises; control group, undergoing a sham taping plus specific exercise. All patients performed 2 sessions/week for 5 weeks of exercises of mobilization of fingers and carpal joint. At the baseline, after 5 weeks (T1), and after 6 months (T2), a physician unaware of patients' allocation assessed the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ) symptom (BCTQ-S) and functional (BCTQ-F) subscales. Forty-two patients (mean age:54.3 ± 15.0 y) were randomly allocated into KT (n = 21) and control group (n = 21). At T1, in both groups we found a significant improvement in hand function and symptoms, as showed by BCTQ-F (KT:4.2 ± 0.7 vs 3.0 ± 0.6, P <.001; sham: 2.2 ± 0.3 vs 1.7 ± 0.3, P =.012) and by BCTQ-S (KT: 2.2 ± 0.3 vs 1.7 ± 0.3, P <.001; sham: 2.3 ± 0.4 vs 1.9 ± 0.5, P =.007). At T2, only in the KT group there was a significant difference in both sub-items of primary outcome. There were significantly better results in the KT group at T1 and T2. The present study showed that KT compared to a sham taping might be more effective in reducing perceived symptoms in mild CTS patients, reporting a clinically significant difference. KT might be considered as an effective technique combined to rehabilitative treatment in terms of hand function and symptoms in patients affected by mild CTS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Efficacy of kinesio taping on hand functioning in patients with mild carpal tunnel syndrome. A double-blind randomized controlled trial.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | de Sire, Alessandro ; Curci, Claudio ; Ferrara, Milena ; Losco, Luigi ; Spalek, Renata ; Cisari, Carlo ; Invernizzi, Marco ; Solaro, Claudio |
Zeitschrift: | Journal of Hand Therapy, Jg. 35 (2022-10-01), Heft 4, S. 605-612 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2022 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0894-1130 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jht.2021.04.011 |
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