The immediate effects of taping therapy on knee pain and depression in patients with degenerative arthritis

Abstract

[Purpose] This study aims to identify the immediate effects of taping therapy on knee pain and depression among patients with degenerative arthritis. [Subjects and Methods] In total, 32 patients with degenerative arthritis were randomly assigned to one of two groups: the experimental group that underwent taping therapy and the control group that underwent regular treatment (16 patients per group). In the experimental group, therapeutic tape was wrapped all around the knee joint. Pain and depression were measured using the visual analogue scale (VAS) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), respectively. [Results] The intra-group comparison showed significant differences in VAS and BDI for the experimental group. The intergroup comparison showed that the differences in VAS and BDI within the experimental group appeared significant relative to the control group. [Conclusion] It was observed that taping therapy showed an immediate effect in decreasing knee pain and depression among patients with degenerative arthritis.

Comparative effects of combined physical therapy with Kinesio taping and physical therapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Eight studies used thermotherapies, 10,11,15,17 –20,24 and six studies used electrotherapies. 11,15,17 –20 Two studies used manual therapy, 10,18 and eight studies used exercise training in the treatment programs. 11,13,14,16,20 –23 Moreover, seven studies com-bined more than two types of physical therapies.…”

“…11,13,14,16,20 –23 Moreover, seven studies com-bined more than two types of physical therapies. 10,11,15,17 –20…”

“…In the 15 studies, the follow-up after initial treatments ranged from three days to 15 weeks. Subjective pain reduction score was measured in 14 of 15 studies: 12 studies used the visual analogue scale, 10 –13,15 –20,23,24 and the remaining two studies used numeric pain rating scale. 14,22 A functional scale was used in 12 studies.…”

“…14,18 –23 Eight studies set the durations of taping application from three to four weeks. 10,11,14,15,17,18,20,22 Most studies evaluated the final outcome immediately after the Kinesio taping treatment course was completed. Only two studies measured the remaining therapeutic effects after the treatment course finished: one study measured them at two weeks and the other study measured them at one and three months after completing the Kinesio taping treatment.…”

Taping for conditions of the musculoskeletal system: an evidence map review

“…Seven of the SRs studied taping strategies related to patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) or anterior knee pain [18,[27][28][29][30][31][32]; one SR studied rigid taping for knee osteoarthritis (OA) [33], and one SR studied elastic taping for knee OA [34]. There were 27 RCTs related to PFPS [35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42], knee osteoarthritis [43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59], patellar dislocation [60], and tibial stress syndrome [61] (Appendix 2 File: Appendix 2A). The overall PEDro scores for these RCTs ranged from 4 to 8.…”