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Volume 6, Issue 5 (Suppl) J Pain Relief, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-0846 Pain Management 2017
October 05-06, 2017
5th International Conference and Exhibition on
October 05-06, 2017 London, UK
Pain Research And Management
Effectiveness of Kinesio taping to reduce swelling in acute medial ankle sprain
Sajid Rashid
Multan College of Physiotherapy, Pakistan
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of Kinesio taping to reduce swelling in acute medial ankle sprain
Methodology: Seventy two patients of medial ankle sprain were recruited for the study at The Sajid Physiotherapy &
Rehabilitation Centre and Ibn - E-Siena Hospital & Research Institute Multan from November 2016 to May 2017. It was a
randomized controlled trial. Patients were randomly allocated to an experimental group and a control group. The experimental
group received Kinesio taping application for three days which was designed to treat swelling. The control group received
an inert Kinesio Taping application. For the comparison between groups, the swelling was measured via Volumetry and
Perimetry. Data was collected after the three days of intervention and the patients were re-evaluated for their symptoms after
15 days post intervention. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) linear mixed models were used to compare the effect of Kinesio
Taping on swelling between the groups. A level of significance of ≤ 0.05 was adopted for all tests to be considered as statistically
significant.
Results: At 3 days after intervention, there were no difference between groups for swelling in volumetry (MD-2ml, 95% CL-28
to 32); perimetry (MD 0.2cm, 95% CL-0.6to 1.0); and relative volumetry (MD 0.0cm, 95%CL-o.1 to o.1). At day 15 there was
no significant between-group difference in outcomes.
Conclusion: The Kinesio Taping is ineffective in decreasing acute swelling after medial ankle sprain but still large scale studies
with longer follow up are required.
Biography
Sajid Rashid is the Principal & Associate Professor of Multan College of Physiotherapy, Multan, Pakistan. He is the member of Irish Society of Chartered
Physiotherapist (MISCP). He did his graduation in physical therapy from King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan. He did his post-graduation (M. Phil)
from Riphah University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Currently he is pursuing his PhD from Isra University. He has vast experience of serving in well reputed Government
as well as in private sector organizations. He worked as a clinician, an academician, a researcher and also as an administrator. He is the member of editorial board
& peer reviewer of various national & international journals. He presented his research work at various national & international forums. He is certified in different
techniques including intra-articular injections; dry needling, and manual therapy as well as having different certificates in Medical Education.
Sajid Rashid, J Pain Relief 2017, 6:5(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-0846-C1-014