Kinesio Tape In Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Randomized, Blind Clinical Trial

Abstract

Background. Shoulder pain is a very common musculoskeletal disorder that affects many people, with rotator cuff (RC) injury as one of its main causes. Objective. To analyze the efficacy of KT, both isolated and associated with exercise, on pain and function of patients with shoulder RC injuries. Method. A randomized, blind clinical trial with sixty (60) participants with RC injuries, randomized into exercise group (EG), in which participants performed an exercise protocol; kinesio tape group (KTG), with application of the elastic bandage; and exercise + kinesio tape group (EKTG), in which participants performed both protocols. We evaluated pain intensity, active and passive mobility, muscle strength, and function. Results. All intervention groups significantly improved pain, disability, and function. Regarding the latter, EKTG showed significantly greater improvements than EG and KTG (p<0.05). In addition, EKTG improved muscle strength in all evaluated movements. Groups EG and EKTG improved range of motion in all evaluated movements, for both the right and left shoulder. Conclusions. Exercises were the basis of the treatment of RC injury. When associated with an exercise protocol, kinesio tape (KT) enhanced the effect of exercise in patients with shoulder RC injury. In isolation, KT was effective in reducing pain. Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry (REBEC) RBR-65qh7j.

Comparison of Kinesio Tape and Dry Needling in the Management of Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Randomized Control Trial

“…They formulated three groups in their study: first group was of EG, second was the KT group and third was the exercise KT group (EKTG). They found that all groups depicted an improvement in pain and functional parameter but EKTG had demonstrated much better results as compared to other two groups (Martins da Silva et al, 2020). Our study is also coherent with these results.…”

Shoulder specific exercise therapy is effective in reducing chronic shoulder pain: A network meta-analysis

“…The majority of included studies were from Europe (21.40.38%) and the remaining from Asia, (18, 34.6%), South America (5 (9.62%), North America (4,7.69%), and Australia (4 (7.69%). 22 out 52 studies had published protocols available [ 32 , 33 , 36 , 37 , 40 , 43 , 44 , 47 , 53 , 58 , 61 , 65 , 68 , 69 , 71 , 72 , 74 – 76 , 78 , 80 , 82 ].…”

“…Overall risk of bias assessment ( S4 Appendix ) for pain found 19 studies at high risk [ 34 , 38 , 39 , 41 , 43 , 45 – 48 , 57 – 59 , 64 , 66 , 70 , 78 , 79 , 81 , 84 ], 21 with some concerns [ 33 , 35 , 37 , 40 , 42 , 44 , 51 , 52 , 54 , 56 , 60 – 62 , 65 , 68 , 77 , 80 , 82 , 85 ] and 4 at low risk [ 53 , 71 , 73 , 74 ]. For ABD ROM, 9 studies had high risk [ 34 , 41 , 57 , 59 , 62 , 70 , 75 , 81 , 84 ] and 6 had some concerns [ 35 , 40 , 49 , 56 , 77 ,…”

Effect of Kinesio Tape Applied to Supraspinatus Muscle on Shoulder Scaption Strength and Upper Extremity Stability in Healthy Women Aged 20 to 30 Years: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

“…It can be concluded that the high fitness level of the healthy athletes and their regular training would reduce the possibility of the additional effect of kinesio taping. In 39 patients with partial rotator cuff tendinopathy, 4 weeks of kinesio tape applied over 3 regions (the supraspinatus and infraspinatus, deltoid muscle belly and an I-shaped tape anchoring the others from the coracoid process towards the scapular spine) found that kinesio taping increased muscle strength of flexors and internal rotators while kinesio taping and exercise increased muscle strength in all directions (50). In our study, kinesio taping was applied only to healthy people and in direction of facilitation, whereas Martins de Silva et al applied it with the muscle inhibition method.…”