The Effect of Kinesio® Tex Application on Pain, Functionality, Sleep Quality and Work Performance in Drivers
Condition: Neck Pain; Back Pain; Occupational Diseases
MeSH terms: Neck Pain; Occupational Diseases
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      This study was planned to examine the effect of Kinesio® Tex application on pain,
      functionality, sleep quality and work performance in drivers experiencing neck-back pain.
    

Detailed description: 
      50 active drivers will be included in the study. The drivers included in the study will be
      randomly divided into two groups as exercise group and taping group. The home exercise
      program will be visually explained to both groups and the exercises will be sent to the
      participants as video. Kinesio® Tex will also be applied to the banding group. Evaluations
      will be made before treatment and after 6 weeks of treatment. Within the scope of the
      evaluation, demographic information of the patients, work experience, daily working time,
      dominant hand, education information (university / high school), type of vehicle used, habit
      of leaning elbow on the left window, diseases and drugs used, smoking and alcohol use, given
      after mutual interview will be obtained by recording the answers. Joint range of motion,
      manual muscle test, pain severity of the individuals participating in the study with the
      Visual Analog Scale, neck functionality assessment with the Neck Disability Indicator, back
      functionality assessment with the Quebec Back-Low Back Pain Disability Scale, sleep quality
      assessment with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, work performance assessment To be
      assessed by the Work Role Functioning Questionnaire
    

Intervention name(s): exercise; taping
Intervention type(s): Other; Other
Intervention description(s): Stretching exercises for flexion, extension, lateral flexion and rotation, upper trapezius, levator scapula and pectoralis major muscles will be applied in the maximum range of motion of the cervical region in three planes. To increase the mobility of the thoracic region, exercises for thoracic mobility will be given. Strengthening exercises will focus on the back muscles. The resistance of the exercises will be determined according to the individual capacities and strain levels of the participants, and it will be requested to increase the amount of resistance applied depending on the functional developments. You will be asked to perform the exercises twice a day, with 10 repetitions, for 6 weeks. Participants will be asked to hold the position for 3-5 seconds and return to the starting position while doing the strengthening exercises.; After the Kinesio® Tex application, it will remain in the body for 4 days, and then it will be applied 6 times in total, with a 3-day break. It will be stated that the area to be banded should not contain substances such as cream, hair or oil. Upper Trapeze taping will be performed by applying one end of the Y tape to the upper trapeze and the other end to the lower part of the spina scapula, by affixing the tape to the head of the shoulder while standing upright, and keeping the participant's ear tilted towards the other ear as much as possible. Before attaching the rest of the tape, the participant will be asked to bring the shoulder blades closer together and stand upright. In this position, using a mechanical correction technique along the medial line of the scapula along the spine, the rest of the tape will be adhered as an I tape with 35-50% tension.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: Two different Kinesio® Tex taping techniques were applied to the participants. One of these applications is for the upper trapezius muscle and the other is a taping technique applied to support the correct postural posture and trapezius muscle. Banding was applied bilaterally.
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary purpose: Treatment
Keywords: taping; Kinesio® Tex; functionality; work performance