Background
To investigate the effects of kinesio taping on postural control in stroke patients.
Materials and methods
Forty stroke patients aged 30 to 60 years were randomly divided into an experimental
and a control group. In the experimental group, kinesio tape (KT) was applied directly
on the skin over the affected ankle in the direction of dorsiflexion and eversion
to correct the equinovarus deformity. The tape was kept on the ankle for 1 day. The
results were measured with the forward reach test, lateral reach test, Berg Balance
Scale (BBS), and timed up and go test. Center of pressure (COP) displacement and velocity
were also measured while the patients stood on a force plate. All variables were measured
on the first day immediately after taping and 24 hours later in the KT group, and
on the first day and also 24 hours later in the control group.
Results
There was a statistically significant difference in BBS between the first day and
24 hours later in the KT group (P = .01). The forward reach test and mediolateral displacement of the COP differed
significantly after taping in the experimental group compared to the control group
(P = .04). Immediately after taping, BBS improved significantly in the KT group (P = .02).
Conclusions
The application of KT improved forward reach test results and displacement of the
COP in stroke patients.
Key Words
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 27, 2015
Accepted:
July 12,
2015
Received in revised form:
July 8,
2015
Received:
May 23,
2015
Footnotes
The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare in relation to this article.
This work was based on the MSc dissertation of the second author, (Shiva Amirian, proposal number: 91-6376) at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, faculty of rehabilitation sciences. The authors are grateful for the financial support by Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.07.008
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