Comparing the Effect of Exercise Therapy With Kinesio Taping on Pain and Electrical Activity of Muscles in Women With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

The Journal of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

卷:23

Zahra Raeisi¹  Maryam Abdolmaleki¹  Ali Yalfani² 

[1] ;

[2] Department of Pathology and Sport Biomechanics, Faculty of Sport Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran;

关键词: patellofemoral pain syndrome;    exercise therapy;    athletic tape;    electromyography;   

DOI  :  10.32598/JQUMS.23.4.296

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most prevalent knee disorders. In fact,one in four patients with knee disorders suffers from this syndrome.Objective The purpose of the present study was to compare the efficacy of 8-week exercise therapy withand without Kinesio taping on the pain and vastus medialis oblique/vastus lateralis (VMO/VL) electricalactivity ratio in women with PFPS.Methods In this quasi-experimental study, 45 women with PFPS were participated. They were randomlydivided into three groups of exercise therapy, exercise therapy with Kinesio taping, and control. Their painand muscle activity were evaluated by visual analogue scale and surface electromyography, respectivelybefore and after treatment. Paired t-test and one-way ANOVA were performed for statistical analysis.Findings The results reported a significantly reduced pain and improved VMO/VL muscle electrical activityratio in both experimental groups (P<0.05) but there was no statistically significant difference betweenboth groups in reducing pain (P˃0.05). Moreover, more reduction in onset delay of the electricalactivity of VMO relative to the VL was observed in the group that performed exercises with using Kinesiotapes (P<0.05).Conclusion Kinesio taping as an effective complement to exercise therapy is recommended for the improvementof patients with PFPS.

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