Effectiveness of Kinesio taping in the treatment of somatosensory tinnitus: A randomized controlled trial

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Tarih

2020

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Churchill Livingstone

Erişim Hakkı

info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess

Özet

Background and purpose: The clinical effects of Kinesio taping (KT) for somatosensory tinnitus have not been confirmed. The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of KT applied to the sternocleidomastoid, upper trapezius, and levator scapulae muscles for somatosensory tinnitus associated with neck complaints. Materials and methods: Thirty-patients were randomly assigned to the KT group (n = 15) and the sham-taping (ST) group (n = 15). Tinnitus-severity was measured using a visual analog scale (tinnitus-VAS) as a primary outcome. Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), cervical pain-VAS, and neck disability index (NDI) were used for the assessments of tinnitus handicap, neck pain, and disability. Results: Tinnitus-VAS, THI, cervical pain-VAS, and NDI improved significantly in the KT group after the intervention (all P ? 0.001). In the ST group, no significant differences in outcome measures were found in the fourth-week. Conclusion: KT is more effective than sham-taping in improving somatosensory tinnitus associated with neck complaints.

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Kinesio Taping, Neck Pain, Somatosensory Tinnitus

Kaynak

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

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Q2

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39

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Atan, T., Atan, D., Özel, S. (2020). Effectiveness of Kinesio taping in the treatment of somatosensory tinnitus: A randomized controlled trial. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 39, 1-6.