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Aim: The aim of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of kinesio taping and sham taping in addition to self-stretching exercise on hyperkyphosis angle, neck pain and quality of life in elderly individuals with hyperkyphosis.
Method: 60 elderly individuals with hyperkyphosis aged 60-85 years will be included in the study. Subjects will be divided inti three groups. Kinesio taping, sham taping and self-stretching exercise. The kinesio taping group will be given kinesio taping in addition to self stretching exercises. The second sham taping group will be given sham kinesio taping in addition to self stretching exercises. The third self-stretching group will be given a program consisting of stretching exercises for pectoral, erector spinae, latismus dorsi, multifidus, rhomboid and trapezius muscles. Individuals will be asked to do these exercises on their own for 15-20 minutes at home or in the office every day for four weeks. Before and after the study, the subjects will be test for the kyphosis angle will be evaluated with a flexible ruler and Scoliosis Research Society Outcome questionnaire (SRS22) will be used to evaluate spinal curvatures.The Neck Disability Questionnaire will be used to evaluate neck pain. The occiput-neck distance and mini mental test will be used in this srudy.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Self Stretching and Kinesio Taping Group | Experimental | Kinesio taping in addition to self stretching exercises will be given for 15-20 minutes at home or in the office every day for four weeks. |
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| Self Stretching and Sham Taping Group | Sham Comparator | Sham kinesio taping in addition to self stretching exercises will be given for 15-20 minutes at home or in the office every day for four weeks. |
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| Self Stretching Group | Active Comparator | A program consisting of stretching exercises for pectoral, erector spinae, latismus dorsi, multifidus, rhomboid and trapezius muscles will be given for 15-20 minutes at home or in the office every day for four weeks. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Exercise | Other | Strecthing exercises will given for 15-20 minutes everyday for four weeks |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in the kyphosis angle to be evaluated by a flexible ruler | C7 and T12 vertebrae will be taken as reference in the measurement of the kyphosis angle. The Q angle is calculated by measuring the distances between the points taken as criteria. | Baseline and at the end of 4 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Chane in the spinal curvature to be evaluated by Scoliosis Research Society Outcome Questionnaire (SRS22) | The SRS-22 scale is a scale developed by the Scoliosis Research Society to evaluate all spinal curvatures. The scale consists of 22 questions and five subgroups. Subgroups; pain, body image, spine functions, mental health and satisfaction with treatment. Scores are calculated by assigning an answer value to all 22 questions within a five-point indicator chart. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in the level of neck pain and neck dysfunction to be evaluated by Neck Disability Questionnaire | It is a patient-filled, condition-specific functional status questionnaire consisting of 10 items including pain, self-care, lifting, reading, headache, concentration, work, driving, sleep, and recreation. Each section is scored on a scoring scale from 0 to 5; where zero means 'No Pain' and 5 means 'Worst pain imaginable'. |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Inci Yuksek | Eastern Mediterranean University | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Eastern Mediterranean University | Famagusta | 99628 | Cyprus |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D007738 | Kyphosis |
| ID | Term |
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| D001519 | Behavior |
| D013121 | Spinal Curvatures |
| D013122 | Spinal Diseases |
| D001847 | Bone Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015444 | Exercise |
| ID | Term |
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| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D009068 | Movement |
| D009142 | Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena |
| D055687 | Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena |
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| Baseline and at the end of 4 weeks |
| Baseline and at the end of 4 weeks |
| Change in the level of neck disability to be evaluated by Occiput-Wall Distance test | For the measurement of occiput-wall distance, the patient stands in a standing position with his back to the wall with his hips and knees as straight as possible and tries to touch his head to the wall as much as possible in a neutral position. At this time, the occiput wall distance is measured in cm. The test is repeated 3 times and the mean distance is used to divide the participants into 3 groups according to the severity of kyphosis, including mild (≤5.0 cm), moderate (5.1-8.0 cm), and severe (> 8.0 cm). | Baseline and at the end of 4 weeks |
| Cognitive level of the subjects to be evaluated by Standardized Mini Mental Test | Different cognitive abilities such as orientation, long and short term memory, attention, calculation, motor function and perception, remembering, language, and visuospatial abilities are used between 24-30 points normal, 18-23 points mild dementia, 17 points and below severe dementia it is compatible. | Baseline |
| D009140 |
| Musculoskeletal Diseases |