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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

肌能系貼紮對於血友病患者其膝關節症狀的影響：一個前驅研究

Abstract

Background: Kinesio Taping is effective for treating knee symptoms in various diseases. However, the outcome of using this method in hemophilia patients with knee symptoms has not been previously studied. Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic effects of Kinesio Taping on the knee symptoms in patients with hemophilia who had knee symptoms in the previous year. Methods: Kinesio Tape was applied on the anterior thigh and knee in all subjects. To measure the outcome, we collected the visual analogue scale (VAS) score of the knee during walking, knee-flexion and knee-extension muscle strength, active knee-flexion and knee-extension range of motion, Hemophilia Joint Health Score of the knee, and 6-min walk test (6MWT) before and 2 days after the taping. Results: Totally, 12 patients were enrolled during 2018. The VAS score decreased significantly from pre-taping (1.8 ± 2.3) to post-taping (0.7 ± 1.3) (p = 0.021). The post-taping distance of the 6MWT (418.9 ± 98.0 m) was significantly longer than the pre-taping distance (398.8 ± 98.6 m) (p ＜ 0.001). No significant difference existed in the pre-taping and post-taping values of the other parameters. Only mild adverse effects such as itchy skin were observed in 4 patients after taping Conclusion: Two-day Kinesio Taping on the knee may reduce knee pain and enhance performance while walking in patients with hemophilia.

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English

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