Effectiveness of Kinesiotaping in Reducing Postoperative Knee Edema and Pain Compared to Other Standard Treatments: A Critically Appraised Topic

Frey, Erin; Ruszin, Kayla; Hildebrand, Emily

doi:10.1123/ijatt.2021-0120

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“…Identifying strategies to reduce these symptoms early in rehabilitation could help to reduce the time needed for rehabilitation, improve a patient's prognosis for long-term recovery, and decrease the cost of post-operative care. Research studies have investigated the use of kinesiotape application for edema reduction post-operative [35][36][37] and for pain reduction. 38 Studies examining the effect of kinesiotaping report mixed results for improving knee flexion range of motion, function, edema, and pain in patients with varying pathological conditions.…”

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Effects of kinesiotaping during early post-operative rehabilitation in individuals who underwent a total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials

Ickert,

Griswold,

Ross

et al. 2024

Clin Rehabil

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Objective To report the treatment effects of early use kinesiotaping on pain, range of motion, mobility, and edema outcomes following total knee arthroplasty. Data Sources Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PubMED, SPORTDiscus, Biosis Citation Index, and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature were searched for potential randomized control trials from inception to 8 January 2024. Review Methods Randomized control trials evaluating the effect of kinesiotaping published in English were included. Reference lists for relevant reviews were searched. Study quality was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 tool. Certainty of evidence was determined using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation approach. Results Seven articles totaling 534 participants were included for meta-analysis. Kinesiotaping with standard rehabilitation when compared to standard rehabilitation alone had very low certainty of evidence in pain and knee flexion range of motion. Kinesiotaping was favored at post-operative days two to four for pain ( P = 0.03, standard mean difference = −0.77 [−1.45, −0.09]) and range of motion ( P = 0.002, standard mean difference = −0.24 [−0.44, −0.03]). Kinesiotaping was favored at post-operative days six to eight for pain ( P = 0.02, standard mean difference = −0.76 [−1.41, −0.12]) and range of motion ( P = 0.04, standard mean difference = −0.63 [−1.22, −0.04]). Edema and mobility could not be meta-analyzed. Conclusion The use of kinesiotaping early in post-operative rehabilitation could be a useful modality for reducing pain and increasing the range of knee flexion, however, the certainty of evidence is very low.

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