Post Mastectomy Shoulder Problems and Kinesio Taping
- Conditions
- Post Mastectomy Complications
- Interventions
- Device: Kinesio tapeProcedure: physiotherapy program
- Registration Number
- NCT02749539
- Lead Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Brief Summary
Applications of new treatment modality which is Kinesio tape in post mastectomy shoulder problems.
- Detailed Description
Post-mastectomy complications are often noted and complaints by breast cancer survivors. It often involves the development of chronic arm pain with accompanying limitation of shoulder motion. Aim of the study was to investigate the effect of the kinesio tape (KT) on the shoulder pain and range of motion (ROM).
Method: 74 female patients underwent modified radical mastectomy were involved in this study. They were randomly divided into two groups, experimental who received KT for shoulder joint in addition to conventional physiotherapy program while, the control group received the physiotherapy program only. Outcome measures were visual analogues scale, shoulder ROM and shoulder Pain and Disability Index.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 70
- Underwent modified radical mastectomy for at least 2 weeks and taking chemotherapy and radiation therapy for stage 1 or II breast cancer.
- Presence of shoulder pain with associated limitation of motion of the shoulder.
- Good compliance and willingness to participate in kinesio taping sessions with a written consent
- Still diagnosed with active breast CA at the time of the study.
- Presence of skin hypersensitivity to kinesio tape material.
- Presence of treatment contraindications including the presence of a pacemaker, heart disease, pregnancy, infectious disease, epilepsy thrombophlebitis, arterial hypertension or metastatic cancer .
- Presence of mental disturbances of the sensorium or language problems which can make communication and cooperation problematic.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Kinesio tape Kinesio tape The first 3 kinesio tape application was inhibition technique for supraspinatus, deltoid and teres minor muscles. the fourth Kinesio tape was mechanical correction for the shoulder joint. in addition to active-assistive range of motion exercises (AAROME), active stretching exercises and strengthening exercises for the shoulder joint. Likewise, patients also received postural correction exercises Physiotherapy program physiotherapy program active-assistive range of motion exercises (AAROME), active stretching exercises and strengthening exercises for the shoulder joint. Likewise, patients also received postural correction exercises Kinesio tape physiotherapy program The first 3 kinesio tape application was inhibition technique for supraspinatus, deltoid and teres minor muscles. the fourth Kinesio tape was mechanical correction for the shoulder joint. in addition to active-assistive range of motion exercises (AAROME), active stretching exercises and strengthening exercises for the shoulder joint. Likewise, patients also received postural correction exercises
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) 2 weeks change from the baseline scores It is a perpendicular line on the scale that corresponded to their perceived pain intensity.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) 2 weeks change from the baseline scores It consists of 13 items that assess two domains; a 5-item subscale which measures pain and an 8-item subscale which measures disability. Total score is calculated by averaging the pain and disability subscale scores.