Sherief Ghozy1, Nguyen Minh Dung2, Mostafa Ebraheem Morra3, Sara Morsy4, Ghadeer Gamal Elsayed5, Linh Tran6, Le Huu Nhat Minh7, Alzhraa Salah Abbas8, Tran Thai Huu Loc9, Truong Hong Hieu7, Truong Cong Dung10, Nguyen Tien Huy11. 1. Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt; Neurosurgery Department, El Sheikh Zayed Specialized Hospital, Giza, Egypt. 2. Department of Sport Medicine, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. 3. Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. 4. Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. 5. Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt. 6. Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Viet Nam. 7. University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. 8. Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt. 9. School of Medicine, Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. 10. Bonne Lan Anh Clinic, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. 11. Evidence Based Medicine Research Group, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. Electronic address: nguyentienhuy@tdtu.edu.vn.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Kinesio tape is an elastic therapeutic tape used for treating sports injuries and various other disorders. A systematic review and network meta-analysis approach was used to synthesise all related evidence on the clinical effectiveness of kinesio taping for the treatment of shoulder pain. METHODS: A literature search was performed using 10 major databases. Randomised clinical trials reporting usage of kinesio taping for shoulder pain have been included. Quality and risk of bias were assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration's quality assessment tool. Meta-analysis was conducted to calculate standardised mean differences and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI). The corresponding 95% CI of pooled effect size were calculated using a fixed-effects or random-effects model based on the level of heterogeneity. In addition, meta-regression was used to assess the influence of underlying shoulder disease on the efficacy of kinesio taping. RESULTS: This systematic review and meta-analysis included 12 studies, with a total of 555 participants. Pairwise comparisons inferred that kinesio taping only showed significant improvement of shoulder pain and disability when combined with exercise. However, kinesio taping did not produce better results than placebo or treatment with steroids. The duration of treatment and underlying shoulder pathology did not influence the efficacy of kinesio taping. CONCLUSION: There is insufficient evidence to support the use of kinesio taping in clinical practice as a treatment for shoulder pain. However, there is limited evidence of its benefit as a complementary treatment in shoulder pain syndromes. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: PROSPERO CRD42017065881.
BACKGROUND: Kinesio tape is an elastic therapeutic tape used for treating sports injuries and various other disorders. A systematic review and network meta-analysis approach was used to synthesise all related evidence on the clinical effectiveness of kinesio taping for the treatment of shoulder pain. METHODS: A literature search was performed using 10 major databases. Randomised clinical trials reporting usage of kinesio taping for shoulder pain have been included. Quality and risk of bias were assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration's quality assessment tool. Meta-analysis was conducted to calculate standardised mean differences and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI). The corresponding 95% CI of pooled effect size were calculated using a fixed-effects or random-effects model based on the level of heterogeneity. In addition, meta-regression was used to assess the influence of underlying shoulder disease on the efficacy of kinesio taping. RESULTS: This systematic review and meta-analysis included 12 studies, with a total of 555 participants. Pairwise comparisons inferred that kinesio taping only showed significant improvement of shoulder pain and disability when combined with exercise. However, kinesio taping did not produce better results than placebo or treatment with steroids. The duration of treatment and underlying shoulder pathology did not influence the efficacy of kinesio taping. CONCLUSION: There is insufficient evidence to support the use of kinesio taping in clinical practice as a treatment for shoulder pain. However, there is limited evidence of its benefit as a complementary treatment in shoulder pain syndromes. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: PROSPERO CRD42017065881.
Authors: Federico Roggio; Bruno Trovato; Caterina Ledda; Venerando Rapisarda; Giuseppe Musumeci Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-01-15 Impact factor: 3.390