The Effect of Kinesiotaping on Pain, Functionality and Ultrasound Parameters in Patients with Shoulder Impingement Syndrome: A Randomised Sham-controlled Study

• Main Authors: Fatih Bağcıer, Duygu Geler Külcü, Nilgün Mesci, Mustafa Hüseyin Temel
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2020-12-01
• Series: Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi
• Subjects: kinesiotaping; shoulder impingement syndrome; ultrasound
• Online Access: http://www.turkosteoporozdergisi.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/the-effect-of-kinesiotaping-on-pain-functionality-/42958

Objective:We investigated the effect of kinesiotaping on pain, functionality and ultrasound parameters in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS).Materials and Methods:Seventy-five patients with SIS were randomly classified into the following three groups: Kinesiotaping (KT), conventional exercise (CE) and sham-kinesiotaping (sham-KT). Each group underwent a two-week treatment programme. The patients were then evaluated in terms of pain analysed using the visual analogue scale (VAS), joint range of motion and disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand (DASH) questionnaire, before and after treatment. In addition, the supraspinatus tendon (SsT) thickness and acromiohumeral distance (AHD) parameters were measured using ultrasonography (US).Results:There was a statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of post-treatment VAS scores obtained at night and during activity. According to the post-hoc analysis, these differences were observed in the CE group (p<0.016). Because there was a difference in the pre-treatment DASH scores between the groups, the groups were examined for changes in the DASH score before and after treatment; a significant difference between sham-KT and KT groups and between sham-KT and CE groups favouring KT and CE groups was observed. US revealed that the CE group was superior to the sham-KT group in terms of both reduction in SsT thickness and increase in AHD (p<0.016). Furthermore, KT was effective in increasing AHD.Conclusion:KT was superior to sham-KT in terms of all parameters except pain. KT was also found to be as effective as CE in all parameters. In addition, US objectively revealed that the supraspinatus tendinitis can be reduced and AHD can be increased. KT is an alternative treatment option in patients with SIS and can be used alone or in combination with CE in patients who do not comply with CE.