P 107 – Do Kinesio-tape change upper extremity position, functional status and family satisfaction of children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy in short term?

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate if Kinesio-tape (KT) changed upper extremity position, functional status and family satisfaction of children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy (CP) in short term. KT was used on affected upper extremities of 14 children with hemiplegic CP. Zancolli Classification, Manual Ability Classification System (MACS), Upper Limb Rating Scale (ULRS), Quality of Upper extremity skills test (QUEST), Box and Block Test (BBT) were applied for functional status before and after three days. Family satisfaction was assessed with ten-point numeric scale. There were significant differences in Zancolli Classification (p = 0.01), UPRS (p = 0.037) and OUEST dissociated movement sub-dimension (p=0.002) and family satisfaction (p = 0.001) after the KT application but there was no significant difference about performance. KT is a promising additional approach to increase upper extremity status and families were satisfied the images of upper extremity with KT.