Effect of Elastic Therapeutic Taping on Abdominal Muscle Endurance in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized, Controlled, Single-Blind, Crossover Trial
Mohammad R. Pourahmadi, PhD, PT, a Rasool Bagheri, PhD, PT, b Elham Jannati, MSc, PT, a
Ismail Ebrahimi Takamjani, PhD, PT, a Javad Sarrafzadeh, PhD, PT, a and Holakoo Mohsenifar, PhD, Pta
Abstract
Results– The CNLBP participants had lower maximum hold time compared to the asymptomatic individuals (P ≤ .01). Following taping, both groups showed an increase in the maximum hold time (mean difference = 4.43 – 50.69 seconds; P ≤ .02). Although there was no difference between the results of both groups (P ≥ .12), effect sizes were large for the elastic therapeutic tape group (Cohen’s d = –1.93 to –1.00).
Conclusion– The results suggest that the maximum hold time of endurance tests was decreased in CNLBP patients compared to healthy participants. The application of both elastic therapeutic tape and sham tape to the transversus abdominis and internal obliques produced short-term improvement in abdominal endurance. There was no statistically significant difference between the results of elastic therapeutic tape and sham tape. (J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2018;xx:1-12)
Keywords– Low Back Pain, Physical Endurance, Abdominal Muscles, Athletic Tape, Kinesio tape, Tape with wisdom, Kinesio live different science