THE EFFECTS OF EARLY PERIOD KINESIOTAPE
Condition: Rotator Cuff Injuries; Rotator Cuff Tears
MeSH terms: Rotator Cuff Injuries
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      The goal of this clinical trial is to the effects of kinesio tape application on pain, edema,
      range of motion and functionality .

      The main questions it aims to answer are:

        -  Does kinesiotape application reduce pain and edema and improve quality of life in the
           early period in individuals undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?

        -  Does kinesiotape application provide early restoration of functional activity level in
           individuals undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?

      Participants will receive kinesiotaping in addition to traditional physiotherapy programs.

      If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare kinesiotape group, shamtape group
      and control group to see if kinesiotaping.
    

Detailed description: 
      Chronic shoulder pain is the second most common musculoskeletal problem in the population
      with a prevalence ranging from 15% to 22%. Rotator cuff (RM) tears are one of the important
      pathophysiologic conditions leading to shoulder pain. Early treatment of RM tears is
      conservative and includes oral analgesics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs,
      corticosteroid injections if necessary and physiotherapy methods. Treatment of rotator sheath
      problems may be surgical and/or conservative depending on the indications. Surgical treatment
      is inevitable for partial tears and complete ruptures that do not respond to conservative
      treatment. After surgery, a good rehabilitation program is needed to increase the success of
      the surgical intervention, return to functional activities and improve the patient's quality
      of life. One of the most important problems for the patient, physician and physiotherapist in
      the rehabilitation program to be applied in this period is the immobilization period of 6
      weeks. This is the recommended time for tissue healing. However, the negative effects of
      prolonged immobilization should not be forgotten. It is important to use early physiotherapy
      applications to prevent adhesions and reduce complications that may occur.

      The Kinesio Taping® technique and Kinesio Tex® tape were developed in 1973 by Dr. Kenzo Kase,
      a Japanese chiropractor and acupuncturist. There is an increasing number of health
      professionals, including physicians and physiotherapists who deal with musculoskeletal
      diseases and lymphology, who apply this method to their patients all over the world. It is
      also widely used in the sports world, especially considering its ease of use and effects. It
      helps structures such as the musculoskeletal system, circulatory system and nervous system to
      return to normal function. It is a preferred method because these bands are easy to apply and
      patients can easily remove them. In the literature, there is no study examining the effects
      of kinesio tape application after rotator cuff repair.

      Considering the effects of kinesio tape on pain and edema; we think that it will have
      positive results in the rehabilitation program applied after rotator cuff repair.
    

Intervention name(s): Kinesiotape; Shamtape; Standard Physiotherapy Program
Intervention type(s): Other; Other; Other
Intervention description(s): In the kinesiotaping group, kinesiotape was applied from the first postoperative day in addition to conservative treatment.
Kinesiobant application was performed regularly until the 6th week by a researcher with a certificate in kinesiobanting in accordance with the lymphatic correction and pain inhibition techniques described by Kenzo Kase.
Conservative Treatment Program. 1-10 days: Patient education Pendulum exercises Active hand and wrist exercises Cold Application 1-6 Weeks: Pendulum exercises are continued Active hand and wrist exercises are continued Cold application is continued Passive arm elevation with opposite hand support in supine position Elbow flexion/extension exercise at the limit of pain; In the sham taping group, sham tape was applied from the first postoperative day in addition to conservative treatment. Medical flasters were used as sham tape. Sham tapes were applied by cutting in the same fan shape as in kinesioband.
Conservative Treatment Program. 1-10 days: Patient education Pendulum exercises Active hand and wrist exercises Cold Application 1-6 Weeks: Pendulum exercises are continued Active hand and wrist exercises are continued Cold application is continued Passive arm elevation with opposite hand support in supine position Elbow flexion/extension exercise at the limit of pain; Conservative Treatment Program. 1-10 days: Patient education Pendulum exercises Active hand and wrist exercises Cold Application 1-6 Weeks: Pendulum exercises are continued Active hand and wrist exercises are continued Cold application is continued Passive arm elevation with opposite hand support in supine position Elbow flexion/extension exercise at the limit of pain
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: Randomized
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Treatment