kinesio taping would reduce pain, improve gait performance, and enhance the functional capacity of turf toe patients undergoing physical therapy
Health practitioners have recently become interested in using kinesiology taping in clinical practice as an alternative to traditional taping and bracing procedures for treating a variety of diseases, including sprain of metatarsophalangeal joint of the big toe. Patients with turf toe can benefit from kinesiology tape because it offers therapeutic support and stability while preserving a normal range of motion.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
60-minutes exercise program, three times a week on alternate days for 12 successive weeks
One full strip of kinesiology taping tape and one half-length strip were needed for the kinesiology taping application
One full strip of kinesiology taping tape and one half-length strip were needed for the placebo kinesiology taping application
Outpatient Clinic of College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
Al Kharj, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
King Khalid Hospital
Al Kharj, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Pain visual analog scale
The degree of the pain was assessed using a 10-cm visual analog scale (VAS), with 0 denoting no pain and 10 denoting the most painful event.
Time frame: at first week
Pain visual analog scale
The degree of the pain was assessed using a 10-cm visual analog scale (VAS), with 0 denoting no pain and 10 denoting the most painful event.
Time frame: after 12 weeks
Gait parameters (step length by centimeter).
The twelve computerized cameras of the VICON 3D motion analysis system were used to record gait data.
Time frame: at first week
Gait parameters (step length by centimeter).
The twelve computerized cameras of the VICON 3D motion analysis system were used to record gait data.
Time frame: after 12 weeks
Gait parameters (stride length by meter).
The twelve computerized cameras of the VICON 3D motion analysis system were used to record gait data.
Time frame: at first week
Gait parameters (stride length by meter).
The twelve computerized cameras of the VICON 3D motion analysis system were used to record gait data.
Time frame: after 12 weeks
Gait parameters (cadence by steps per minute).
The twelve computerized cameras of the VICON 3D motion analysis system were used to record gait data.
Time frame: at first week
Gait parameters (cadence by steps per minute).
The twelve computerized cameras of the VICON 3D motion analysis system were used to record gait data.
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Time frame: after 12 weeks
Gait parameters (velocity by centimeter per second).
The twelve computerized cameras of the VICON 3D motion analysis system were used to record gait data.
Time frame: at first week
Gait parameters (velocity by centimeter per second).
The twelve computerized cameras of the VICON 3D motion analysis system were used to record gait data.
Time frame: after 12 weeks
Functional ability assessment
Functional ability was assessed using the 6-minute walk test.
Time frame: at first week
Functional ability assessment
Functional ability was assessed using the 6-minute walk test.
Time frame: after 12 weeks