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Comparative Studies | Physiotherapy | India | Volume 13 Issue 3, March 2024
Comparison of Kinesio Tapping and Functional Bracing on the Functional Ability and Pain among Lateral Epicondylitis
Naveen Silver Star M. | Cynthia Benedict J. | Preethi D.
Abstract: Introduction: Lateral epicondylitis is one of the most common conditions affecting the upper extremity. The main complaints being the pain and decreased function, both of which affects the activities of daily living (ADL), in turn affects their quality of life. The term tennis elbow is caused by small tears in the muscles of the forearm due to overuse of the muscles or minor injury. There are many treatment modalities for tennis elbow, one of the more popular being orthotic devices such as functional elbow brace or band some advice relief might be effective after a short time period. Mcconnell has proposed the application of tape as a means of alleviating pain, improving muscle function and restoring functional movement patterns. Aim: To compare the effectiveness of functional elbow brace kinesio taping and ultra - sound in individuals with lateral epicondylitis individuals with pain and decrease functional activities. Materials And Methodology: Study design; Pre - test and Post - test comparative study. On the bases of Purposive sampling technique, I had chosen 30 samples with Lateral Epicondylitis individuals according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The samples were divided into 2 Experimental Group (A, B) and 1 Control Group (C), were as each group assigned with 10 samples for the study. The intervention for this study is Group A ? Taping, Group B ? Brace and Group C ? Ultra - sound with 2 weeks of treatment duration. THE variables were used for pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Patient Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE) to identify the functional ability of the individual. The study setting will at Nehru college of Physiotherapy and Research Centre, Out Patient Department, Coimbatore. Results: In this study, the results of visual analogue scale for pre and post - test values of kinesio taping (group A) 6.1 & 4, brace (group B) shows 5.8 & 3.6 where as in ultra sound (group C) shows 6 & 4. In patient rated tennis elbow evaluation scale pre and post - test shows group A 33.7 & 24.1, group B shows 31.9 & 20.2 and in group C shows 33.9 & 21.9. Hence, the conclusion of this study is, in both the outcome measures shows brace had an improvement than the kinesio taping and ultra sound. In these results functional elbow brace (group B) shows the significant difference on the bases of statistical analysis then the kinesio taping (group A) and ultra sound (group C). Conclusion: In this study, all the three techniques kinesio taping, functional elbow brace and ultra sound shows improvement in reducing the pain and functional impairments. But functional elbow brace shows more improvement than the kinesio taping and ultra sound.
Keywords: lateral epicondylitis, functional elbow brace, kinesio taping, ultrasound treatment, pain reduction
Edition: Volume 13 Issue 3, March 2024,
Pages: 1416 - 1424