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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2021 Nov 1;100(11):1070-1077.
doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001705.

A Comparison Between the Effect of Combined Chain Exercises Plus Kinesio Taping With Combined Chain Exercises Alone in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Musa Sani Danazumi  1 , Shehu Usman Ibrahim, Abdulsalam Mohammed Yakasai, Gordana Dermody, Bashir Bello, Bashir Kaka
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Randomized Controlled Trial

A Comparison Between the Effect of Combined Chain Exercises Plus Kinesio Taping With Combined Chain Exercises Alone in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Musa Sani Danazumi et al. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. .

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to examine the effect of Kinesio taping as an adjunct to combined chain exercises compared with combined chain exercises alone in the management of individuals with knee osteoarthritis.

Methods: A total of 60 (27 male, 33 female) individuals (age range = 50-71 yrs and mean age = 54.26 ± 8.83 yrs) diagnosed as having mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis (based on the Kellgren and Lawrence grade I-III classification) were randomly allocated into two groups with 30 participants each in the Kinesio taping + combined chain exercises and combined chain exercises groups. Participants in the Kinesio taping + combined chain exercises group received Kinesio taping plus combined chain exercises and those in the combined chain exercises group received only combined chain exercises. Each participant was assessed for pain, range of motion, functional mobility, and quality of life at baseline and after 8 wks of intervention. A mixed-design multivariate analysis of variance was used to analyze the treatment effect.

Results: No significant differences were observed in the baseline characteristics of participants in both groups. The result indicated that there was a significant time effect for all outcomes, with a significant interaction between time and intervention (P < 0.001). The Bonferroni post hoc analyses of time and intervention effects indicated that the Kinesio taping + combined chain exercises group improved significantly better than the combined chain exercises group in all outcomes, pain (mean = 2.01 [0.64] vs. 3.94 [1.12], F[df] = 5.466[1,58], P = 0.011), flexion range of motion (mean = 121.15 [2.07] vs. 104.28 [3.24], F[df] = 26.722[1,58], P < 0.001), functional mobility (mean = 19.47 [1.95] vs. 31.01 [2.39], F[df] = 29.436[1,58], P < 0.001), and quality of life (mean = 68.76 [3.19] vs. 45.62 [2.87], F[df] = 71.984[1,58], P < 0.001), after 8 wks of intervention.

Conclusions: The findings of this study concluded that Kinesio taping + combined chain exercises and combined chain exercises were both effective but Kinesio taping plus combined chain exercises was more effective in the management of individuals with knee osteoarthritis.

Trial registration: Pan African Clinical Trial Registry: PACTR201810603949411.

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