Effects of Kinesio Taping in Addition to Routine Physical Therapy on Pain, Range of Motion and Functional Disability in Patients With Upper Cross Syndrome
Condition: Cervical Pain
MeSH terms: Neck Pain
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      Objective of the study is to compare the effects of kinesio taping and routine physical
      therapy on pain, range of motion and functional disability in patients with upper cross
      syndrome.It is a single blinded randomized controlled trial using non probability purposive
      sampling technique.

      ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS:

      There is a significant difference in the effects of routine physical therapy with and without
      kinesio taping on pain, range of motion and functional disability in patients with upper
      cross syndrome.

      NULL HYPOTHESIS:

      There is no significant difference in the effects of routine physical therapy with and
      without kinesio taping on pain, range of motion and functional disability in patients with
      upper cross syndrome.
    

Detailed description: 
      It will be a prospectively registered ,parallel designed, randomized controlled trial with
      concealed allocation. Subjects will be selected from the outpatient Department of Physical
      Therapy, The University of Lahore Teaching Hospital,Lahore, Pakistan. Patients who met
      eligibility criteria will be informed about the aim of study.all the eligible participants
      who will agree to participate will sign a consent form. After baseline assessment selected
      participants will be divided into 2 groups by random allocation method.Subjects will be
      randomized into two groups using computer generated random numbers.The outcome assessor will
      be unaware of treatment given to both groups.The calculated sample size using Numeric pain
      rating scale as outcome measure is 28 in each group, but after adding 20% dropout, the sample
      size will be 28+6=34 in each group, allowing statistical power of 80%and alpha level of 5%.
    

Intervention name(s): Kinesio Taping Technique; Routine Physical Therapy
Intervention type(s): Other; Other
Intervention description(s): Kinesio taping is a thin, stretchy, elastic cotton strip with an acrylic adhesive that is approximately the same thickness as the epidermis of the skin. When the taping method is followed correctly, the tape effects on the muscle by facilitating a weakened muscle or relaxing an over-used muscle,decreasing pain, fatigue and increasing tissue recovery. Kinesio Taping facilitation technique will be used with fifty percent stretch on rhomboids bilaterally.; routine physical therapy includes thermotherapy and Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), the strengthening exercises of lower and middle trapezius, rhomboids and deep neck flexors. Stretching exercises of upper trapezius, pectoralis major and minor. Mobilization of cervicothoracic junction and postural education.
Thermotherapy and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation will be used for 10 minutes in each session. Each exercise will be performed in 3 sets of 10 repetitions. Treatment session will have a duration of 30-45 minutes.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary purpose: Treatment
Keywords: Upper Cross Syndrome; kinesio taping; Neck disability index; goniometer; pain