Effects of Kinesio Taping on peak torque and muscle activity in women with low back pain presenting fears and beliefs related to physical activity.

BACKGROUND: KT is an elastic taping that has been widely used as an adjunct to conventional physiotherapy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of Kinesio Taping on peak torque, muscle fatigue index and muscle activity of erector spinae in women with low back pain presenting fears and beliefs related to physical activity. METHODS: This is a pilot controlled clinical trial. The subjects were divided into two groups according to the Fear Beliefs Avoidance Questionnaire (FABQ): Group A (Patients with no fears and/or beliefs related to physical activity) and Group B (Patients with fears and/or beliefs related to physical activity). The Kinesio Taping was applied in "I" in order to facilitate erector spinae. An isokinetic dynamometer and a surface electromyography were used to evaluate the outcomes. The evaluations were performed without and with the KT. RESULTS: Sample of 16 women equally divided into two groups with similar characteristics regarding age, weight, height, body mass index, functional capacity and pain levels in the evaluations without and with Kinesio Taping. There were within-groups and between-groups differences in the peak torque (p ≤ .05), with better results in the Group B. No differences were found on muscle fatigue index and muscle activity in both groups (p > .05). CONCLUSION: It was concluded that Kinesio Taping had immediate effects in the peak torque of the erector spinae of women with nonspecific chronic low back pain presenting fears and beliefs related to physical activity. It is suggested that such results occurred by placebo effect. NCT: RBR-5xh3ch.

Effects of Kinesio Taping on the muscular performance of women with chronic lower back pain / Efeitos da Kinesio Taping no desempenho muscular de mulheres com dor lombar crônica

Nonspecific chronic back pain is defined as a pain in the lumbar region lasting more than 12 weeks, that is not relatedto specific pathologies. Several resources have been used to treat the different aspects of these patients (pain, disability,mobility, strength, endurance, psychological factors, limitation of activities and restrictions in participation), amongthese, elastic bandages such as Kinesio Taping (KT). The aim of this study was to evaluate the immediate effects ofKinesio Taping on muscle strength, activity, and fatigue of spinal erectors of subjects with nonspecific chronic lowerback pain. An isokinetic dynamometer and a surface electromyograph were used to evaluate the study outcomes. Theforce was measured by means of the peak torque, the activity was through the Root Mean Square and the muscularfatigue was by the median frequency. The Kinesio Taping elastic bandage was applied in an “I” for aiding the spineerectors according to the recommendations of the method. The subjects were evaluated with and without the KTbandage. The data were analyzed in the SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) version 23.0 considering p0.05). It was concluded that elastic bandaging does notpresent immediate effects on muscle strength, activity, and fatigue of the spinal erectors of subjects with nonspecific chronic lower back pain

A dor lombar crônica inespecífica é definida como uma dor na região lombar com duração maior que 12 semanas, quenão está relacionada a patologias específicas. Diversos recursos têm sido utilizados para tratar os diferentes aspectosdestes pacientes (dor, incapacidade, mobilidade, força, resistência, fatores psicológicos, limitações nas atividades erestrição à participação), entre estes as bandagens elásticas como a Kinesio Taping (KT). O objetivo do estudo foi avaliaros efeitos imediatos da Kinesio Taping sobre a força, atividade e fadiga muscular dos eretores da espinha de sujeitos comdor lombar crônica inespecífica. Utilizou-se um dinamômetro isocinético e um eletromiógrafo de superfície para avaliaros desfechos do estudo. A força foi mensurada por meio do pico de torque, a atividade por meio do Root Mean Square ea fadiga muscular pela frequência mediana. A bandagem elástica Kinesio Taping foi aplicada em “I” para facilitação doseretores da espinha seguindo as recomendações do método. Os sujeitos foram avaliados sem e com a bandagem KT. Osdados foram analisados no SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) versão 23.0 considerando-se p0,05). Conclui-se que a bandagem elástica não apresenta efeitos imediatos sobre a força, atividade efadiga muscular dos eretores da espinha de sujeitos com dor lombar crônica inespecífica