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The aim of this study is to demonstrate that the application of Kinesio Taping on a myofascial trigger point in the trapezius muscle able to cause a decrease of the pain and an increase of the cervical range of motion in patients diagnosed with cervical pain.
The use of Kinesio Taping has become very popular for the treatment of many musculoskeletal disorders in recent decades. Of the six variants of application that has the Kinesio Taping, the space correction technique is suggested for pain management. The increased space achieved with this variant decreases the pressure by raising the skin directly over the treatment area, reducing chemical irritation receptors and therefore pain. The aim of this study is to demonstrate that the application of this variant of Kinesio Taping on a myofascial trigger point in the trapezius muscle able to cause a decrease of the pain and an increase of the cervical range of motion in patients diagnosed with cervical pain. For this, the pressure pain threshold will be measured with a algometer on the trigger point, the perception of pain with a visual analog scale and the range of motion with a cervical goniometer.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Kinesio Taping | Experimental | Four Kinesio Taping strips will be placed with tension on skin forming an asterisk. The point of intersection of the four strips will be just above the myofascial trigger point. The subject will remain three days with the strips on his skin |
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| Sham Kinesio Taping | Placebo Comparator | Four Kinesio Taping strips will be placed without tension on skin forming an asterisk. The point of intersection of the four strips will be just above the myofascial trigger point. The subject will remain three days with the strips on his skin |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinesio Taping | Device | Four Kinesio Taping strips will be placed with tension on skin forming an asterisk. The point of intersection of the four strips will be just above the myofascial trigger point. The subject will remain three days with the strips on his skin |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Changes in pressure pain threshold | Is defined as the minimum force applied which induces pain on myofascial trigger point. Pressure will be applied with algometer | At the beginning, immediately after intervention and at 72 hours |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Changes in pain perception | It is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage. Will be measured with a visual analog scale | At the beginning, immediately after intervention and at 72 hours |
| Changes in cervical range of motion |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| F Javier Montañez-Aguilera, PhD | CEU Cardenal Herrera University | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| CEU Cardenal Herrera University | Moncada | Valencia | 46113 | Spain |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 23419916 | Background | Silva Parreira Pdo C, Menezes Costa Lda C, Takahashi R, Hespanhol Junior LC, Motta Silva T, da Luz Junior MA, Pena Costa LO. Do convolutions in Kinesio Taping matter? Comparison of two Kinesio Taping approaches in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: protocol of a randomised trial. J Physiother. 2013 Mar;59(1):52; discussion 52. doi: 10.1016/S1836-9553(13)70147-4. | |
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| ID | Term |
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| D051346 | Mobility Limitation |
| D009209 | Myofascial Pain Syndromes |
| ID | Term |
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| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D009135 | Muscular Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
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| Sham Kinesio Taping | Device | Four Kinesio Taping strips will be placed without tension on skin forming an asterisk. The point of intersection of the four strips will be just above the myofascial trigger point. The subject will remain three days with the strips on his skin |
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Cervical range of motion is measuring movement around this segment of the spine. Lateral flexion and rotation. Will be measured with a cervical goniometer |
| At the beginning, immediately after intervention and at 72 hours |
| Background |
| Ekiz T, Aslan MD, Ozgirgin N. Effects of Kinesio Tape application to quadriceps muscles on isokinetic muscle strength, gait, and functional parameters in patients with stroke. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2015;52(3):323-31. doi: 10.1682/JRRD.2014.10.0243. |
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