Kinesio® Tex Taping for Post Total Knee Replacement Patients

Efficacy of Kinesio® Tex Taping on Edema and Early Functional Outcome of Post Total Knee Replacement Patients: a Randomized-controlled Trial

This study is designed to better understand the effect of Kinesio Taping applied using the Neurotaping technique on patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty surgery. Patients will be randomized in two groups: in the first group patients will follow a protocol of usual rehabilitation, while the second group will do the same but add the Kinesio Taping application. Main outcome will be the effect on edema, secondary outcome the effect on functionality after 13 days post surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Program of total knee replacement;
• Signing and accepting informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• pre-operative Barthel Index score < 70;
• program of revision of total knee replacement;
• grade III-IV heart failure;
• grade III-IV kidney failure;
• hypersensitive skin or intolerance to taping;
• Active cutaneous infection or open skin lesion on the sites of taping positioning;
• Body Mass Index > 34,9;
• Pregnant women;
• Not accepting informed consent;
• Impossibility to follow usual rehabilitation treatment.