The investigators will conduct a single-blind, randomized controlled trial of 100 patients with total knee replacement. Patients will be randomly assigned into a control group and an intervention group.Both groups received same rehabilitation procedures after surgery,except intervention group also received taping applications throughout all rehabilitation period.Then, the patients will be reevaluated to determine changes in lower extremity function, edema, pain,knee range of motion, and muscle strength of quadriceps femoris and hamstring.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
100
The intervention group received traditional rehabilitation and Taping throughout all rehabilitation period.The taping including a Nine Castle Net Format of taping in both side of surgery knee.We will exchange the new taping for every two days， for a week.Traditional rehabilitation included occupational therapy and physical therapy, patients took part in the traditional rehabilitation training for 30 minutes each day, for a week.
traditional rehabilitation included occupational therapy and physical therapy, patients took part in the traditional rehabilitation training for 30 minutes each day, for a week.
Songhe Jiang
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
RECRUITINGChange from Baseline Knee Edema at 1 week
Leg Circumference Measurements
Time frame: Baseline and at 1 week
Change from Baseline Activities of Daily Living (ADL) at 1 week
The Barthel index
Time frame: Baseline and at 1 week
Change from Baseline Knee Pain at 1 week
Numeric Pain Rating Scale（NPRS）,Numeric Pain Rating Scale on a 1(no pain)to 10(worst pain imaginable)scale, 0 No pain,1 2 3 Mild pain, 4 5 6 Moderate pain,7 8 9 10 Worst possible pain
Time frame: Baseline and at 1 week
Change from Baseline Knee range of motion at 1 week
The Range of Motion Measurements
Time frame: Baseline and at 1 week
Change from Baseline muscle strength of quadriceps femoris and hamstring at 1 week
Manual Muscle Test（MMT）
Time frame: Baseline and at 1 week
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