Effect of Kinesio Taping in Women With Knee Osteoarthritis
Kinesio Taping, Knee Osteoarthritis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Kinesio Taping
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
• Female subjects aged 60 years and over, non-obese (BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 kg / m2), with diagnosis of knee OA according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (Altman et al. , 1986), which are: knee pain most of the day during the last weeks and age greater than 60 years (mandatory criteria), and at least two of the following criteria: stiffness after rest less than 30 minutes, crackle in the affected knee , joint increase of firm consistency, absence of temperature increase and painful hypersensitivity to palpation;
- Individuals with radiographic signs of degeneration of the knee joint;
- Individuals with any degree of degeneration according to the Kellgren-Lawrence scale;
- Individuals with a pain scale above 3 according to NPRS;
- Stiffness in the knee for at least 6 months prior to screening;
- Stiffness during the beginning of activities;
- Intermittent swelling;
- Never have used KT;
- Individuals with no history of associated joint disease or systemic rheumatic disease and / or history of surgery in the affected lower limb;
- Individuals who are not under physiotherapeutic treatment during the intervention;
- Individuals without neurological, vestibular, visual or auditory deficits that make evaluations impossible.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Individuals who report pain during the procedure;
- Individuals who do not complete the treatment time or who do not perform the evaluation procedures correctly, making it impossible to collect any of the data investigated;
- Individuals with allergy to bandage or cutaneous injury in the region where KT will be applied;
- Individuals who present hypertensive peak during the evaluations.
Sites / Locations
- Faculdade de ciências da saúde do trairi - FACISA/UFRN
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
No Intervention
Placebo Comparator
Experimental
control group
Placebo group
intervention group
The control group had a protocol of a health education / self-gestation session lasting 60 minutes. This session should include topics such as definition of knee OA, guidance on knee anatomy and physiology, prayer over articulation, rehabilitation and practice of exercises, and as volunteer to receive an educational and self explanatory primer with all the content that is exposed during a lesson .
The placebo group will simultaneously receive two techniques of applying tensionless KT. The first technique that will be applied is inverted 'Y' on the rectus femoris. In the second technique to be applied, the tape body will be divided lengthwise into four narrow strips. The two pieces intersect the front of the knee. For this application, the volunteer will be positioned in the dorsal position without knee flexion and the tape will be applied by a trained researcher. In the case of bilateral OA, in both techniques of application, the most affected member based on the NPRS score will be the one that will undergo the intervention. All volunteers will remain with the tape for 72 hours.
The intervention group will receive the same protocol as the placebo group, differing only in relation to the tension of the bandage. According to Kase et al (2003), the techniques recommend the relief of pain and edema and performance. In the second technique to be applied, the tape body will be divided lengthwise into four narrow strips. The two pieces intersect the front of the knee. For this application, the volunteer will be positioned in the dorsal position without knee flexion and the tape will be applied by a trained researcher. In the case of bilateral OA, in both techniques of application, the most affected member based on the NPRS score will be the one that will undergo the intervention. All volunteers will remain with the tape for 72 hours.