Kinesiotaping and Rigid Taping in Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

Evaluation of the Effects of Rigid Taping and Kinesiotaping on Pain, Joint Mobility and Disability in Patients with Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective: To evaluate the effects of rigid-taping and kinesiotaping (lymphatic correction) on pain, joint mobility and disability in patients with sacroiliac joint dysfunction (SIJD).

Methods: A total of 84 patients with unilateral SJID were included in this randomized controlled study. Patients were divided into kinesiotaping (KT) (n=28), rigid-taping (RT) (n=28) and control (n=28) groups. Pain levels at rest and during movement with visual analog scale (VAS) (0-10 cm), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), mobility and pain provocation tests were recorded on days 1 and 15.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients aged 18-50 years
• patients who had subacute and chronic (lasting longer than 1 month), mechanical type low back and/or hip pain thought to be due to unilateral SIJD (spreading between 3 cm above and 10 cm below the posterior superior iliac spine, not extending above the 5th lumbar vertebra)
• patients who had at least 3 positive results out of 6 pain provocation tests for the sacroiliac joint.

Exclusion Criteria:

• the presence of known infectious, inflammatory, tumoral and advanced degenerative diseases that may cause low back pain, pain referred from abdominal or pelvic organs, history of spine or hip fracture/surgery,
• presence of nerve root involvement findings,
• presence of pregnancy, presence of inflammatory pathology in routine blood tests seen at the examination application
• presence of inflammatory or advanced degenerative changes in the sacroiliac joint in imaging methods,
• presence of findings suggesting bilateral sacroiliac joint dysfunction.