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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

貼紮治療對肌筋膜疼痛症候群的療效：前驅研究

Abstract

Taping therapy has been widely used for treating soft tissue pain. It has been suggested that this therapy can provide pain relief and prevent over-contraction of the treated muscles. There are few studies about its application on the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). The aim of this study is to investigate the therapeutic effect of taping therapy on MPS with involvement of the upper trapezius muscle.Thirty-three participants having active myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in upper trapezius muscles were enrolled in this study. They were randomized to two groups; a Treatment Group (N=17) and a Control Group (N=16). The visual analogue scale (VAS), pain pressure threshold (PPT) and maximal pain tolerance (MPT) of active MTrPs were used to assess before, immediately after, and 24 hours after the application of tape. Kinesio(superscript ®) Tex Tape (Tokyo, Japan) was used in the Treatment Group, and Micropore tape (3M, St. Paul, MN, US) was used in the Control Group. The statistical method used was ANOVA with repeated measures with SPSS software (Chicago, IL, US). Immediately after treatment, mean VAS was significantly reduced, and both mean PPT and mean MPT were significantly increased, when compared to the pre-treatment data in the Treatment Group. Twenty-four hours after treatment, the improvement in VAS remained statistically significant, but was not significant for PPT and MPT. The PPT value immediately after taping was the only one which significantly improved in the Control Group. Taping therapy using Kinesio tape provided statistically significant pain relief immediately after treatment in patients with MPS involving the upper trapezius muscles. Further study to assess the long-term therapeutic effect and its working mechanism is suggested.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

145

Last Page

150

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