The Effect of Kinesio Taping With Cervical Spondylosis

Summary

The investigators aimed to evaluate the effect of kinesio tape application on the sense of proprioception in patients with cervical spondylosis.This research aims to determine the relationship between the sense of cervical proprioception and neck pain intensity, neck disability and quality of life, and to determine the relationship between cervical spinal MRI findings and cervical proprioception. Studies conducted to date are limited to the evaluation of patients who underwent kinesio tape for neck pain in terms of joint range of motion, pain, and disability. In a study examining the relationship between cervical kinesio-tape application and cervical proprioception sense; The patient group consists of the young population and the patient evaluation was made immediately after the end of the treatment. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship of kinesio tape applied to the elderly patient group with cervical spondylosis, where the cervical proprioception sense is more affected, with cervical proprioception sense in the mid-term and to examine its relationship with cervical spinal MRI phenotypes. The possible relationship between proprioceptive sensory deficit and joint degeneration is based on a combination of neuromuscular control dysfunction and periarticular degeneration. Thus, the investigators aimed to improve the proprioceptive sense, reduce pain and increase functionality in the elderly patient group with kinesio-tape in the study.

Conditions

• Cervical Spondylosis

Interventions

OTHER

conventional physical therapy

A hotpack will be applied to the neck area for 15 minutes in the prone position of the patients. Conventional type Tens with a frequency of 50 Hz and a pulse duration of \<150 microseconds will be applied for 20 minutes, taking the painful area to the center. Ultrasound will be applied to the patients for 5 minutes with a dosage of 1-1.5 watts/cm2. Cervical joint range of motion exercises, stretching exercises for trapezius, scalenia, rhomboid, levator scapulae, pectoral and suboccipital muscles will be applied, then cervical isometric strengthening exercises and stabilization exercises will be carried out in a controlled manner. Conventional physical therapy will be applied by the same physiotherapist 5 days a week for 3 weeks.

OTHER

Active Kinesiotaping

For kinesio-tape application, a 20 cm long Y strip and a 15 cm long I strip tape will be prepared. The patient will flex his neck, and the application will be started from the midline of the upper thoracic vertebrae. Initially, 4-5 cm stretching will be applied, and the arms of the Y strip will be adhered to the cervical paravertebral muscles without stretching. I strip will be applied to the painful area with the area correction technique, with maximum stretching in the middle and without stretching the ends. The applications will be made by the same physiatrist with 7 years of clinical experience.

OTHER

Sham Kinesiotaping

For Sham kinesio-tape application, a 20 cm long Y strip and a 15 cm long I strip tape will be prepared. The patient will flex his neck, the application will be started from the midline of the upper thoracic vertebrae, and the Y and I bands will be applied without stretching. The applications will be made by the same physiatrist with 7 years of clinical experience.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Emre Ata, Ass.Prof. · Sultan II. Abdulhamidhan Training and Research Hospital

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

50 Years

Max Age

70 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-12-02

Primary Completion

2022-11-30

Completion

2022-11-30

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations