Effects of kinesio taping to the quadriceps femoris muscles on functions of elderly women.
Eun Ja Kim, Kyoung Bo Lee
PMID 28744048WHAT IT FOUND
Elderly women with knee osteoarthritis who added kinesio taping to exercise had lower post scores on a knee function questionnaire and timed tests than those who exercised alone.
Key findings
01The kinesio taping group showed significant differences between pre- and post-intervention on K-WOMAC, TUG and STS, while the general exercise group showed no significant differences.
02A significant difference was observed between the kinesio taping group and the general exercise group in between-group comparison.
03The table shows lower post-intervention K-WOMAC, TUG and STS values in the kinesio taping group than in the general exercise group.
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What it does not show
The sample is small, and the methods state 22 participants while the group sizes are listed as 12 and 12. The paper does not describe how participants were assigned to groups or whether assessors were blinded. The kinesio taping group received both exercise and taping, so the study does not isolate the effect of taping alone. The paper does not name a primary outcome, and the statistical tests described in the methods differ from the tests labelled in the table footnote. The authors state they did not assess pain or range of motion with the measures they call VAS and ROM.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that kinesio taping alone improves knee osteoarthritis function. The taping group also completed the same exercise programme, the groups were not described as randomised, and the sample is small.