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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

肌內效貼紮對下背痛及背部肌肉耐力的立即性效應於腰椎椎間盤突出病人的研究

Abstract

Kinesio taping has been widely used in patients with low back pain. However, the acute effects of kinesio taping on patients with lumbar disc herniation have yet to be investigated. The aim of this study was to examine the immediate effects of applying kinesio taping to the low back area on low back pain and back muscle endurance. In total, 27 patients with lumbar disc herniation (9 women and 18 men, aged 24-63 years) were enrolled in this study through magnetic resonance imaging examination. This study used a single-group, pretest-posttest design. A Kinesio Tex tape was applied to facilitate paraspinal muscle contractions and pain relief. The Biering-Sorensen test was used to assess the outcomes before taping (T1) and immediately after taping (T2). The visual analogue scale (VAS) was used under two conditions: no taping during the Biering-Sorensen test and immediately after taping during the Biering-Sorensen test. A paired t test was conducted using SPSS to assess the immediate effects of kinesio taping on back muscle endurance and pain intensity. Patients' Biering-Sorensen test recorded T1 and T2 values of 59.41 and 80.33 s, respectively. The T1 and T2 values exhibited significant differences (mean difference, 20.93 s; p＜0.05). During the Biering-Sorensen test, the worst pain intensity (VAS) of patients before taping was 3.59 ± 1.760, whereas the VAS score decreased to 2.56 ± 1.601 immediately after taping. The reduction in VAS scores was significant (mean difference, 1.04; p＜0.05). In conclusion, patients with lumbar disc herniation experienced significant improvements in back muscle endurance and back pain immediately after kinesio taping. Therefore, kinesio taping may be used as a complementary method in such patients with low back pain. Further research is warranted on the outcomes of patients with lumbar disc herniation after the application of kinesio taping for longer periods or in combination with back muscle exercise programs.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

171

Last Page

177

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