Effectiveness of Kinesio Taping on Anastomotic Regions in Patients with Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Ergin, Gülbin; Şahinoğlu, Ertan; Karadibak, Didem; Yavuzşen, Tuğba

doi:10.1089/lrb.2019.0003

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“…In patients with postmastectomy lymphedema, no significant difference between Kinesio Taping and compression therapy has been observed for pain and edema. [22][23][24] However, the average usage time of single-layered bandage exerting pressure of 15-20 mmHg was significantly lower than that of Kinesio Taping, 22 and there was a relatively short treatment period of 10 days. 23 As Class II compression stockings exerting pressure of 23-32 mmHg were regularly worn by the patients in this study during waking hours for a period of four weeks, compression stockings were found to be much better than Kinesio Taping for improving pain and edema.…”

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Effects of Kinesio Taping and compression stockings on pain, edema, functional capacity and quality of life in patients with chronic venous disease: a randomized controlled trial

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Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of Kinesio Taping and compression stockings on pain, edema, functional capacity and quality of life in patients with chronic venous disease (CVD). Design: This is a prospective, randomized, controlled, single-blind clinical trial. Setting: The study was conducted in a physiotherapy and rehabilitation unit of a university hospital. Subjects: A total of 62 patients with early-stage CVD were allocated to either an experimental group or a control group. Interventions: Experimental group ( n = 29) received Kinesio Taping intervention once a week for four weeks, while control group ( n = 29) received compression stockings for four weeks. All patients additionally undertook an exercise training programme including calf muscle pump exercises, flexibility exercises and diaphragmatic breathing. Main measures: Visual analogue scale, lower limb circumference measurements, 6-minute walk test and Short Form 36 questionnaire were applied before and after four weeks of treatment. Results: Control group showed statistically significant improvements in pain ( P < 0.001), ankle circumferences (right, P = 0.002; left, P = 0.037), calf circumferences (right, P = 0.020; left, P = 0.022), knee circumference (left, P = 0.039) and thigh circumferences (right, P = 0.029; left, P = 0.002) compared with experimental group. There were no significant differences between groups with respect to functional capacity and quality of life ( P > 0.05). Both groups significantly improved 6-minute walk distance ( P < 0.001) and Short Form 36 physical component summary (experimental group, P = 0.002; control group, P = 0.006). Conclusion: This study demonstrated that Kinesio Taping and compression stockings revealed similar improvements of functional capacity and quality of life in patients with CVD. The symptoms of pain and edema caused by CVD can be decreased more efficiently with compression stockings than Kinesio Taping intervention.

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Effects of Kinesio Taping and compression stockings on pain, edema, functional capacity and quality of life in patients with chronic venous disease: a randomized controlled trial

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“…A Terapia Física Complexa (TFC) é a conduta ouro para o LRCM: o enfaixamento compressivo multicamadas gera um aumento da pressão intersticial e impulsiona a bomba muscular. Entretanto, este tratamento é paliativo e motiva pesquisas que abordem terapias com perspectivas de aumentar sua eficácia (Do et al, 2017;Ergin et al, 2019;Malicka et al, 2014). O Linfotaping ® aparece nesse cenário como uma oportunidade terapêutica alternativa.…”

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“…Entre os dezessete artigos avaliados, um foi realizado no Brasil, de autoria de Carvalho Martins (2015); cinco deles na Polônia (Malicka et al, 2014;Pop et al, 2014;Smykla et al, 2013;Taradaj et al, 2014;Taradaj et al, 2015), três no Egito (Tantawy, 2019;Tantawy & Kamel, 2016;Tantawy et al, 2019), dois na República da China (Cai H et al, 2021;Tsai HJ et al, 2009), dois na Turquia (Ergin et al, 2019;Pekyavaş et al, 2014), dois na Espanha (Pajero Otero V et al, 2019;Torres-Lacomba M et al, 2020), um na Dinamarca (Melgaard et al, 2016) e um na República da Coréia (Do J et al, 2017). Há, portanto, uma carência de pesquisas com essa temática que enfoquem a população sul-americana.…”

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“…O volume do membro acometido pelo LRCM foi a variável predominante, sendo mensurada em quinze estudos: dez deles mostraram resultados positivos (Cai et al, 2021;Do et al, 2017;Malicka et al, 2014;Pajero Otero et al, 2019;Pekyavaş et al, 2014;Pop et al, 2014;Tantawy, 2019;Tantawy et al, 2019;Taradaj et al, 2014;Torres-Lacomba et al, 2020) e cinco não apresentaram significância para o uso do Linfotaping ® na redução do volume (Ergin et al, 2019;de Carvalho Martins et al, 2015;Smykla et al, 2013;Taradaj et al, 2015;Tsai et al, 2009).…”

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Linfotaping® e o linfedema relacionado ao câncer de mama: uma revisão integrativa

Jales

Mota

Andrade

et al. 2022

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Introdução: O linfedema relacionado ao câncer de mama (LRCM) é uma condição crônica que pode surgir em decorrência de alterações na estrutura e função linfática provenientes do tratamento desta neoplasia. O tratamento padrão-ouro desta sequela é a terapia física complexa (TFC); entretanto, pode haver dificuldade de adesão a esta terapêutica por fatores como temperatura, aplicação e estética. Nesse contexto, o Linfotaping® é uma terapêutica alternativa. Objetivo: Avaliar a eficiência do Linfotaping® no tratamento do LRCM, analisando os seus efeitos na qualidade de vida, volume e funcionalidade dos braços afetados. Metodologia: Trata-se de uma revisão da literatura, com busca sistemática, nas bases PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Scopus, PEDro, SciELO e LILACS. Os termos de busca foram “Breast Cancer Lymphedema, Athletic Tape, Rehabilitation, Recovery of Function, Quality of Life e Clinical Laboratory Techniques”. Inicialmente, obtiveram-se 8.363 publicações iniciais. Após a eliminação das duplicatas e aplicação dos critérios de inclusão e exclusão ficaram 17 artigos. Resultados: o Linfotaping® pode promover benefícios na qualidade de vida e no volume e funcionalidade dos braços acometidos pelo LRCM, apesar de haver resultados conflitantes que podem estar relacionados às diferenças metodológicas dos artigos analisados. Conclusão: Alguns estudos mostraram que o Linfotaping® se apresentou como uma alternativa terapêutica interessante para o LRCM. No entanto, faz-se necessária a obtenção de evidências mais sólidas, com a utilização de ensaios clínicos randomizados adicionais, amostragem maior, populações melhor definidas, metodologias mais descritivas e a utilização de outros parâmetros clínicos e laboratoriais para avaliar o efeito da terapia.

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“…Individuals with BCRL have a malfunctioning lymphatic system, which delays lymphatic drainage, causing an abnormal increase of tissue protein and resulting in chronic inflammation, fibrosis, pain, limited range of motion, or paraesthesia [3,4]. This leads to functional disabilities and mental problems, such as anxiety and depression [5,6]. Areas with BCRL are reported to have decreased local immune function, result in having a higher risk of infection and inflammation.…”

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Comparison of real-time ultrasound imaging for manual lymphatic drainage on breast cancer-related lymphedema in individuals with breast cancer: a preliminary study

Seo

Lee

Choi

2020

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Objective: Breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) is a major sequela after surgery or radiotherarpy for breast cancer. Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) is designed to reduce lymph swelling by facilitating lymphatic drainage. This study attempted to determine the histologic changes in the skin and subcutaneous layer, and the immediate effect of MLD in decreasing lymphedema using ultrasound imaging, which is the method used most commonly to eliminate BCRL. Design: A single-group experimental study. Methods: Five subjects who were diagnosed with hemiparetic upper extremity lymphedema more than six months after breast cancer surgery participated in the study. MLD was performed for 60 minutes in the order of the thorax, breast, axilla, and upper arm of the affected side. In order to determine the effect of MLD, ultrasound imaging and limb volume were assessed. Two measurement tools were used for asessing lymphedema thickness among the pretest, posttest, and 30-minute follow-up period. Results: Significant diferences in ultrasound imaging and upper limb volume were found between the affected side and non-affected side (p<0.05). On the affected side, although ultrasound imaging showed a significant decrease after MLD (p<0.05), there were no significant difference in upper limb volume when compared to the baseline. Conclusions: In this study, a significant decrease in lymphedema by MLD was demonstrated by ultrasound imaging, which is considered to be more useful in assessing histological changes than limb volume measurements. Further research on the protocol for eliminating lymphedema will be needed.

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Effectiveness of Kinesio Taping on Anastomotic Regions in Patients with Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Cited by 14 publications

References 23 publications

Effects of Kinesio Taping and compression stockings on pain, edema, functional capacity and quality of life in patients with chronic venous disease: a randomized controlled trial

Effects of Kinesio Taping and compression stockings on pain, edema, functional capacity and quality of life in patients with chronic venous disease: a randomized controlled trial

Linfotaping® e o linfedema relacionado ao câncer de mama: uma revisão integrativa

Comparison of real-time ultrasound imaging for manual lymphatic drainage on breast cancer-related lymphedema in individuals with breast cancer: a preliminary study

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