Abstract
BackgroundLow back pain during pregnancy affects the normal daily activities of pregnant women to a certain extent. Current studies have shown that Kinesio Taping (KT) may be a treatment for low back pain during pregnancy, but there is still a lack of key evidence. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of KT in the treatment of low back pain during pregnancy.MethodsPubMed, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, Scopus, Embase, Wanfang Data, CNKI, and VIP databases were searched to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of the efficacy of KT intervention on low back pain in women during pregnancy. The retrieval time limit is from the establishment of the database to April 2021. Two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted the data, and evaluated the risk of bias in the included studies. Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan5.3 software.ResultsA total of 7 RCTs were included, including 444 patients. Meta-analysis results showed that: Compared with the control group, KT intervention could significantly improve low back pain and dysfunction, VAS score (− 1.62, 95%CI − 2.08 to − 1.16, P < 0.00001, I2 = 77%), RMDQ score (− 1.00, 95%CI − 1.54 to − 0.46, P = 0.0003, I2 = 80%); The results of the meta-analysis of the subgroup showed that compared with the control group, the KT intervention was less than or equal to 1 week, and the waist pain and dysfunction were improved, with statistically significant differences. The difference in the improvement of low back pain was statistically significant after KT intervention for more than 1 week, but there was no statistically significant difference in RMDQ score (− 1.25, 95%CI − 2.66 to 0.15, P = 0.08, I2 =77%). Compared with the control group, KT intervention improved low back pain in the second and third trimesters, and the difference was statistically significant.ConclusionKT has a positive effect on the improvement of low back pain during pregnancy, KT intervention can significantly improve pregnant women’s low back pain and dysfunction problems, improve the quality of life. It is suggested that future research should focus on the prevention and treatment of low back pain during pregnancy to provide more research data for improving women’s health.
Highlights
Pregnancy-related low back pain (PLBP) is a common problem of pregnant women during pregnancy
The results of subgroup analysis showed that, according to the intervention cycle classification, compared with the control group, the Kinesio Taping (KT) group had less than 1 week of intervention, and the difference in the improvement of lumbar pain was statistically significant (− 1.19, 95%Confidence Intervals (CI) − 1.57 to − 0.80, P < 0.00001, I2 = 0%) (Fig. 3)
Compared with the control group, the difference in the improvement of low back pain was statistically significant in the KT group after 1 week of intervention (− 2.27, 95%CI − 2.69 to − 1.85, P < 0.00001, I2 = 0%) (Fig. 3)
Summary
Pregnancy-related low back pain (PLBP) is a common problem of pregnant women during pregnancy. The prevalence of low back pain during pregnancy has been reported to range from 20 to 90%, with most studies reporting a prevalence greater than 50% [2,3,4]. Pain becomes very serious with the progress of pregnancy, which has a great impact on the daily life and sleep of pregnant women, and seriously reduces their quality of life [5,6,7,8], It increases the risk of postpartum anxiety and depression [9]. Low back pain during pregnancy affects the normal daily activities of pregnant women to a certain extent. Current studies have shown that Kinesio Taping (KT) may be a treatment for low back pain during pregnancy, but there is still a lack of key evidence. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of KT in the treatment of low back pain during pregnancy
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