Efficacy of kinesio tape on neck pain and functional disability in pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial

Neck pain during pregnancy has negative effects on the quality of a woman’s life. The goal of this study was to determine the efficacy of kinesio-tape application on neck pain and functional activity during pregnancy. Thirty primigravid women who suffered from mechanical neck pain during the second...

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Main Authors: EmanA. Elhosary, MahmoudM. Ewidea, MarwaA. Mohamed
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Language:English
Published: IMR Press 2021-02-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Online Access:https://www.imrpress.com/journal/CEOG/48/1/10.31083/j.ceog.2021.01.2145
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description Neck pain during pregnancy has negative effects on the quality of a woman’s life. The goal of this study was to determine the efficacy of kinesio-tape application on neck pain and functional activity during pregnancy. Thirty primigravid women who suffered from mechanical neck pain during the second and third trimester of pregnancy were recruited. They were randomly assigned to two groups: one received general antenatal advice about good posture in addition to kinesio taping for 4 weeks; the other received only general antenatal advice about good posture. Pain was assessed with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Neck Disability Index scale (NDI) at the start of the study and after 4 weeks of treatment. After 4 weeks, both groups showed improvement, but the group that received advice and kinesiology taping showed significantly less pain (VAS) than did the control group, but no differences in NDI scores. Kinesiology taping and antenatal advice are more effective for treatment of neck pain during pregnancy than is antenatal advice alone.
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spelling doaj-art-1ecbd1dd65fa4bbdbe00dbae16fbb1982025-08-20T01:59:03ZengIMR PressClinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology0390-66632021-02-0148117517810.31083/j.ceog.2021.01.2145S0390-6663(21)00064-6Efficacy of kinesio tape on neck pain and functional disability in pregnant women: a randomized controlled trialEmanA. Elhosary0MahmoudM. Ewidea1MarwaA. Mohamed2Department of Physical Therapy for Women’s Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Kafrelsheikh University, 33516 Kafrelsheikh, EgyptDepartment of Basic science, Faculty of Physical therapy, Kafrelsheikh University, 33516 Kafrelsheikh, EgyptDepartment of Physical Therapy for Women’s Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, 12613 Cairo, EgyptNeck pain during pregnancy has negative effects on the quality of a woman’s life. The goal of this study was to determine the efficacy of kinesio-tape application on neck pain and functional activity during pregnancy. Thirty primigravid women who suffered from mechanical neck pain during the second and third trimester of pregnancy were recruited. They were randomly assigned to two groups: one received general antenatal advice about good posture in addition to kinesio taping for 4 weeks; the other received only general antenatal advice about good posture. Pain was assessed with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Neck Disability Index scale (NDI) at the start of the study and after 4 weeks of treatment. After 4 weeks, both groups showed improvement, but the group that received advice and kinesiology taping showed significantly less pain (VAS) than did the control group, but no differences in NDI scores. Kinesiology taping and antenatal advice are more effective for treatment of neck pain during pregnancy than is antenatal advice alone.https://www.imrpress.com/journal/CEOG/48/1/10.31083/j.ceog.2021.01.2145kinesio tapingneck painpregnancy
spellingShingle EmanA. Elhosary
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Efficacy of kinesio tape on neck pain and functional disability in pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial
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kinesio taping
neck pain
pregnancy
title Efficacy of kinesio tape on neck pain and functional disability in pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial
title_full Efficacy of kinesio tape on neck pain and functional disability in pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial
title_fullStr Efficacy of kinesio tape on neck pain and functional disability in pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial
title_full_unstemmed Efficacy of kinesio tape on neck pain and functional disability in pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial
title_short Efficacy of kinesio tape on neck pain and functional disability in pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial
title_sort efficacy of kinesio tape on neck pain and functional disability in pregnant women a randomized controlled trial
topic kinesio taping
neck pain
pregnancy
url https://www.imrpress.com/journal/CEOG/48/1/10.31083/j.ceog.2021.01.2145
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