Jacqueline de Carvalho Martins1, Suzana Sales Aguiar2, Erica Alves Nogueira Fabro3, Rejane Medeiros Costa4, Thiago Vilela Lemos5, Vinicius Gienbinsky Guapyassú de Sá6, Raphael Mello de Abreu7, Mauro Figueiredo Carvalho de Andrade8, Luiz Claudio Santos Thuler9, Anke Bergmann10. 1. Rehabilitation Sciences Master's Program, Augusto Motta University Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. jacmestrado@gmail.com. 2. Clinical Epidemiology Program, National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. saguiar@inca.gov.br. 3. Physiotherapy Service, Cancer Hospital III, National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. efabro@inca.gov.br. 4. Physiotherapy Service, Cancer Hospital III, National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. rejane.costa@inca.gov.br. 5. Brasilia University, Universidade de Goiás, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. tvlemos@gmail.com. 6. , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. vinicius.guapyassu@hotmail.com. 7. , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 8. Medicine School, São Paulo University, São Paulo, Brazil. mauroand@uol.com.br. 9. Clinical Epidemiology Program, National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. lthuler@inca.gov.br. 10. Clinical Epidemiology Program, National Cancer Institute, Rua André Cavalcanti, 37 / 2o andar - Centro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20231-050, Brazil. abergmann@inca.gov.br.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of Kinesio Taping (KT) in patients with arm lymphedema. METHOD: Medical device clinical study in women with arm lymphedema. Kinesio Tex Gold bandage was applied by the KT technique. Assessments and interviews were carried out both at the beginning and 4 days after intervention. Skin disorders, reported tolerance and modification of limb volume and function after intervention were assessed. Changes in limb volume and functionality before and after intervention were compared by the Student's t test and the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test, considering significant p value <0.05. RESULTS: Twenty-four women were studied. After intervention, no patient had cutaneous lesions, vesicle or limb hyperthermia, and 4.2% presented skin peeling and redness. Most patients reported no change in social life and that they felt safer in the daily activity and were very pleased with the treatment. The patients presented improvement of upper limb functionality after intervention (p < 0.001). No difference of limb volume was found after intervention (p = 0.639). CONCLUSIONS: Kinesio Tex Gold bandage by the KT technique proved to be safe and tolerable in patients with lymphedema, with improved functionality and no change of the affected limb volume.
PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of Kinesio Taping (KT) in patients with arm lymphedema. METHOD: Medical device clinical study in women with arm lymphedema. Kinesio Tex Gold bandage was applied by the KT technique. Assessments and interviews were carried out both at the beginning and 4 days after intervention. Skin disorders, reported tolerance and modification of limb volume and function after intervention were assessed. Changes in limb volume and functionality before and after intervention were compared by the Student's t test and the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test, considering significant p value <0.05. RESULTS: Twenty-four women were studied. After intervention, no patient had cutaneous lesions, vesicle or limb hyperthermia, and 4.2% presented skin peeling and redness. Most patients reported no change in social life and that they felt safer in the daily activity and were very pleased with the treatment. The patients presented improvement of upper limb functionality after intervention (p < 0.001). No difference of limb volume was found after intervention (p = 0.639). CONCLUSIONS: Kinesio Tex Gold bandage by the KT technique proved to be safe and tolerable in patients with lymphedema, with improved functionality and no change of the affected limb volume.
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Keywords:
Bandage; Breast cancer; Kinesio Taping; Lymphedema; Physiotherapy
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