Effect of Kinesio Taping on Pain, Posture and Function in Lower Cross Syndrome

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Completed

• Conditions: Lower Cross Syndrome
• Interventions: Other: Conventional physical therapy; Other: Kinesio taping

• Registration Number: NCT06303375
• Lead Sponsor: Riphah International University

Brief Summary

Determine the impact of Kinesio taping on pain, postural alignment and functional outcomes in individuals with lower cross syndrome.

Detailed Description

Participants with lower cross syndrome who present to physical therapy department will be screened for eligibility on basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Group A will receive the treatment with moist hot pack along with stretching of tight erector spinae, hip flexors and strengthening of weak abdominals and gluteal muscles along with Kinesiotaping using inhibition and facilitation technique for LCS and Group B will receive the treatment with moist hot pack along with stretching of tight erector spinae, hip flexors and strengthening of weak abdominals and gluteal muscles. The patients will receive the treatment sessions 3 days per week for almost 04 weeks. They will be evaluated after the treatment for PAIN, POSTURAL ASSESSMENT, FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY in order to check for the effect of the treatment.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-10-13
• Study First Submitted: 2024-03-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-03-04
• Study First Posted: 2024-03-12
• Primary Completion: 2024-07-31
• Study Completion: 2024-08-30
• Status Verified: 2024-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-10-23
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

• Age- 30 to 50 years.
• Female patients.
• Anterior pelvic tilting > 7-10 degrees.
• Postural imbalance characterized by anterior pelvic tilt, lumbar hyper lordosis, and associated muscle imbalances.
• Discomfort, pain, or limitations related to the lower back, pelvis, and hips attributed to LCS.
• Willing to provide informed consent to participate in the study.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Musculoskeletal pathologies affecting the lower back, pelvis, hips, or lower extremities (e.g., herniated disc, lumbar radiculopathy, lumbar stenosis, hip labral tear).
• Kinesiotaping interventions for LCS in the past 3 months.
• Allergies to tape materials or skin sensitivities that might prevent safe tape application.
• Pregnant individuals due to potential discomfort.
• Open wounds, infections, or skin conditions at the taping application site.
• Severe cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, or neurological diseases.
• In other clinical trials involving interventions for LCS.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
conventional physical therapy	Conventional physical therapy	Treatment with moist hot pack along with stretching of tight erector spinae, hip flexors and strengthening of weak abdominals and gluteal muscles.
Kinesio taping along with conventional physical therapy	Kinesio taping	treatment with moist hot pack along with stretching of tight erector spinae, hip flexors and strengthening of weak abdominals and gluteal muscles along with Kinesiotaping using inhibition and facilitation technique for LCS.
Kinesio taping along with conventional physical therapy	Conventional physical therapy	treatment with moist hot pack along with stretching of tight erector spinae, hip flexors and strengthening of weak abdominals and gluteal muscles along with Kinesiotaping using inhibition and facilitation technique for LCS.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)	4th week	The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) is a widely used questionnaire to assess the functional disability and impact of lower back pain on an individual's daily life. Patients are asked to rate their level of disability on a scale from 0 to 5, with 0 indicating no disability and 5 indicating the highest level of disability. It is divided into ten sections that each target various tasks or functions. Higher percentages indicate greater disability. Functional disability through ODI assess after every 2nd week.
Visual analog scale (VAS)	4th week	To assess pain using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS), provide patient with a straight line ranging from "No Pain "to "Worst pain Imaginable "Ask patient to mark a point on line that represents their current pain intensity, with understanding that the left end means no pain, and the right end means the most severe pain imaginable, measure distance in millimeters from "No pain "end to the marked point to quantify the pain level. Pain is assess at the end of every week.
Anterior pelvic tilting	4th week	The hand-held pelvic inclinometer's is use for measure anterior pelvic tilting. Anterior pelvic tilting is measure at the end of every week.
Muscle Length	4th week	The length of the bilateral Iliopsoas muscle was measured using a Universal Goniometer and the Modified Thomas test. A non-elastic measuring tape was used to examine the length of the spinal extensor muscle. Abdominal muscular strength and bilateral Gluteus maximus Manual muscle testing was graded according to the MRC grading system.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Railway hospital Rawalpindi; 🇵🇰 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan