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Effects of kinesio taping on pain and functional disability in young female with menstrual low back pain
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Amir H Bakhtiary   , Atefeh Aminianfar , Zeinab Akbarzadeh , Sajedeh Sheikhian-Azizi |
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Abstract: (5724 Views) |
| Introduction: Menstrual low back pain (LBP) in young females may reduce daily activity and cause functional disability that may highlight the importance of suitable treatment to reduce pain and disability. Regarding the progresive application of kinesiotaping (KT) in pain reduction and functional corrections, this study has been designed to investigate the efficiency of the lumbar vertebral column KT in young female students with menstrual LBP. Materials and Methods: 32 young female student with menstrual LBP participated in this two way crossover studies and divided randomly in two experimental groups. While the first group received KT during their first menstrual cycle and spent their next menstrual cycle without KT, the other group spent their first mentrual cycle without KT and received KT during their next menstrual cycle. At the end of the third day of menstrual cycle, all subjetcs comleted Oswestry disability index and McGill pain questionnaire with VAS of pain. Findings: : Comparing the pain and disability between two conditions of using and not using KT during mense, showed that using KT significantly reduced pain (P=0.005) and functional disability (P |
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| Keywords: Low back pain, Athletic Tape, Pain Measurement, Disability Evaluation, Menstrual Cycle |
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Received: 2014/07/22 | Accepted: 2015/01/5 | Published: 2015/03/18
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