Kinesiotape improves pain & disability compared to minimal treatment for non-specific low back pain .
The effect of Kinesio taping application for acute non-specific low back pain: a randomized controlled clinical trial.
Clin Rehabil. 2016 Oct;30(10):997-1003. Epub 2015 Aug 27.109 young, active patients with acute non-specific low back pain were included in this study to evaluate the efficacy of kinesiotape for reducing pain and disability. Patients were randomized to receive kinesiotape treatment for a 12-day period in addition to minimal care, or minimal care alone. Both groups demonstrated significant reductions in pain compared to baseline values at 12 days and 4 weeks. Between-group comparisons indicated that patients in the kinesiotape group demonstrated significantly less pain at 12 days and 4 weeks. The kinesiotape group had significantly lower disability scores at 12 days compared to the control group and consumed significantly fewer analgesics in the periods of 1-4 and 5-8 days.
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