Abstract
Introduction: Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is the second most frequent cause of death in the world. Nevertheless, most victims do survive and need treatment, and hand function is one that has to be dealt with in the rehabilitation process. Kinesio® Taping (KT) is a bandaging method that can be applied along the muscle fibers to provide stimulation. Studies have shown its efficacy in providing afferent stimuli to weakened muscles, thus eliciting contraction with greater recruiting of motor units and inducing neuroplasticity. Benefits to the paresthesia hand have not been reported. Objective: Investigate the effects of KT on hand function in hemiparetic patients. Material and Methods: An evaluator-blinded, randomized clinical trial involving stroke victims was carried out in a physical therapy outpatient clinic. One group underwent KT intervention and the other was a control group. The Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and the Box and Block Test (BBT) were used as assessment tools. A data entry form was used in the Epi-info 7 software and descriptive statistics was thus calculated. The software BioStat 5.0 was employed when doing statistical tests. Associations were regarded as statistically significant when p 0.05. Results: Eight individuals were randomly assigned to two groups. All those who had received treatment with KT had spasticity improved by one point, but there was no significant improvement in BBT. Conclusion: KT was effective when it came to improving spasticity and it may be an option in rehab, but it had no effect on gross manual dexterity. Nevertheless, it can be of help as part of a functional training program.
Highlights
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is the second most frequent cause of death in the world
Medical record sheets were assessed for 21 patients who had been admitted to the neurological physiotherapy center and for 9 who had been on a waiting list
Kinesio® Taping (KT) did not induce recovery of hand motor function, one cannot rule out the fact that it may be helpful as part of a functional treatment program
Summary
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is the second most frequent cause of death in the world. Most victims do survive and need treatment, and hand function is one that has to be dealt with in the rehabilitation process. Results: Eight individuals were randomly assigned to two groups All those who had received treatment with KT had spasticity improved by one point, but there was no significant improvement in BBT. Conclusion: KT was effective when it came to improving spasticity and it may be an option in rehab, but it had no effect on gross manual dexterity. It can be of help as part of a functional training program. The disease can be more severe if branches of the vessel deeper into the brain are affected, causing injury to basal ganglia and the internal capsule [5]
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