Effects of taping and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation for stance phase duration of stroke patients.
Youn-Bum Sung, Jun-Cheol Lee, Kyoung Kim
PMID 29200651WHAT IT FOUND
For stroke patients with hemiparalysis, Kinesio or McConell taping added to PNF showed longer affected-side stance phase duration than PNF alone.
Key findings
01Thirty patients with hemiparalysis were randomly divided into three groups of 10.
02At week 6, both taping groups had significantly longer affected-side stance phase duration than the PNF-only control group.
03Week 6 affected-side stance phase means were 0.99 seconds for Kinesio plus PNF, 0.97 seconds for McConell plus PNF, and 0.89 seconds for PNF alone.
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What it does not show
Only 30 patients were studied, with 10 in each group. Placebo effects were not considered. Skin allergy and fatigue were reported as problems during the intervention. The measured outcome was stance phase duration in seconds, not walking speed, balance, or functional independence.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that taping alone improves walking after stroke. All groups received PNF, and the only outcome reported here was stance phase duration, not speed, balance, or functional independence.