The Effect of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background In recent years, numerous meta‐analyses have been published on the effectiveness of ESWT in treating various tendinopathies. However, due to limitations such as the small number of included studies, it remains unclear whether ESWT is definitively effective for all types of tendinopathies and what its comparative value is relative to
Guo NY +5 more
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Pilates and Kinesiotaping for Neck Pain, Disability and Cervical Function in Office Workers: A Randomised Controlled Trial. [PDF]
Background Prolonged computer use among office workers leads to postural disorders and musculoskeletal pain, particularly in the neck region. Pilates exercises and kinesiotaping are widely used interventions for the management of chronic neck pain. Aims This study aimed to investigate the effects of Pilates exercises and kinesiotaping on neck pain ...
Göz A, Mutlu A, Göz E.
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Background. The prevalence of knee osteoarthritis has increased significantly and continued to increase in recent decades. Different interventions are used for the treatment: therapeutic exercises, kinesiotaping and placebo.
Laura Žlibinaitė +3 more
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Background: Adequate function of wrist extensor muscles is essential for handgrip strength. Handgrip strength can be used as a health problem predictor in the future.
M. Rasyidin Alamsyah Siregar +3 more
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Does Kinesio Taping Improve Handgrip Strength and Hand Function in Patients with Chronic Stroke?
Background: The present study aimed to investigate the effects of Kinesiotaping on spasticity, handgrip strength, and functional activity of hand in patients with stroke.
Saravanan Murugan +5 more
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Efficacy of Conservative Approaches on Pain Relief and Function in Patients With Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinopathy: Which Is the Best Option? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Effect of each approach via SUCRA ranking analysis (0%–100%) on Constance‐Murley score (CMS) (a) and perceived pain (b). EDTA: ethylene diamine tetra‐acetic acid; ESWTh: extracorporeal shockwaves therapy high; ESWTl: extracorporeal shockwaves therapy low; ESWTm: extracorporeal shockwaves therapy medium; PRP: platelets‐rich plasma; US: ultrasound ...
Moggio L +7 more
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and therapeutic ultrasound (US) combined with home-based exercise (HBE) versus HBE alone in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome (SAIS). Patients and methods: Between March 2021 and July 2021, a total of 60 patients with SAIS (19 males, 41 females;
Mazlum Serdar, Akaltun +3 more
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Efficacy of Kinesiotaping on Functional Outcomes, Pain, and Edema in the Early Rehabilitation After Total Knee Arthroplasty Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]
Giuseppe Banfi +2 more
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Objective The efficacy of early rehabilitation in patients in the intensive care unit is apparent. However, it is still unclear in COVID-19 patients. Also, the effects of diaphragm kinesiotaping on outcomes and muscle thickness were not shown previously.
Sinem Akselim +3 more
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Comparative studies of physical properties of kinesiotapes
Background: Nowadays we observe growing popularity of kinesiotaping as a supportive method in physiotherapy. In documents available on kinesiotaping we can find that mechanical properties of tapes are similar to the ones of a human skin, but usually there is hardly any numerical data characterizing these properties.
Gołąb, Agnieszka +2 more
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