The effectiveness of taping on children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review

Güçhan, Zehra; Mutlu, Akmer

doi:10.1111/dmcn.13213

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“…Two reviews investigated effects only in children with cerebral palsy aged 1-14 years [2,17]. The topographical classification was mixed, including spastic, hemiplegic, diplegic, and quadriplegic cerebral palsy.…”

Section: Cerebral Palsymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several studies have emphasized the use of taping or neurotaping [1], such Kinesio Taping (KT), which is frequently applied in neurological rehabilitation clinics [2]. over the past 20 years, numerous clinical studies have examined the use of adhesive taping as a therapeutic modality in individuals with neurological or musculoskeletal disorders [2][3][4][5]. Taping is an increasingly popular adjunct to therapy because it is uncomplicated to apply and inexpensive, and it can be easily removed or changed according to therapy objectives [2].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…other benefits have also been evaluated, such as joint realignment, blood flow and lymphatic circulation improvement, and reduction of pain intensity [9]. in recent years, various individual systematic reviews have investigated the effectiveness of KT in adult and paediatric populations with neurological conditions [2,5,6,8]. These reviews, however, vary in quality, scope, and methodology, and at times report diverse findings.…”

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Evidence about the use of Kinesio Taping in subjects with neurological disorders: an overview of systematic reviews

Fonseca¹,

Nobre²,

Rocha³

2018

Physiother Quart.

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Introduction. To evaluate the evidence from published systematic reviews of clinical trials in order to determine the efficacy of Kinesio Taping in people with various neurological conditions. Methods. The electronic databases of Cochrane Library, LiLACS, MEdLiNE, CiNAHL, Embase, PubMed and PEdro were searched, with no restrictions regarding the date of publication or language. Systematic reviews/meta-analyses that evaluated the effectiveness of Kinesio Taping in subjects with neurological disorders up to 25 th January 2018 were included. Two reviewers applied the inclusion criteria for methodological quality with the use of a measurement tool to assess systematic reviews (AMSTAR). Results. overall, 5 systematic reviews were evaluated for evidence for the use of Kinesio Taping in subjects with neurological disorders. one review investigated effects of elastic therapeutic taping on motor function in children with motor impairments, 2 studies dealt with effects in children with cerebral palsy, and 2 systematic reviews concerned the effectiveness of Kinesio Taping in individuals with stroke. All studies presented a number of consequent improvements resulting from the elastic therapeutic taping, proving some of the goals proposed as a benefit of Kinesio Taping. Conclusions. Although there are gaps in the literature with a range of Kinesio Taping techniques in use, the findings of this review suggest that recording may be effective when used in patients with neurological disorders. More research is needed to build evidence for protocol types, modalities, duration, and definition of the use of Kinesio Taping.

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Section: Cerebral Palsymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Evidence about the use of Kinesio Taping in subjects with neurological disorders: an overview of systematic reviews

Fonseca¹,

Nobre²,

Rocha³

2018

Physiother Quart.

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“…By international consensus in 2005, CP describes a group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture causing activity limitation, that are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occurred in the developing fetal or infant brain. CP affects approximately 1 in 500 newborns with an approximate prevalence of 17 million people worldwide [1][2][3]. We applied the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) as the gold standard to classify validation studies have reported high accuracy of its data [19,20].…”

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Continuity of Care Is Associated with Medical Costs and Inpatient Days in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Yang

Yin

Hung

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Background: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) place a considerable burden on medical costs and add to an increased number of inpatient days in Taiwan. Continuity of care (COC) has not been investigated in this population thus far. Materials and Methods: We designed a retrospective population-based cohort study using Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database. Patients aged 0 to 18 years with CP catastrophic illness certificates were enrolled. We investigated the association of COC index (COCI) with medical costs and inpatient days. We also investigated the possible clinical characteristics affecting the outcome. Results: Over five years, children with CP with low COCI levels had higher medical costs and more inpatient days than did those with high COCI levels. Younger age at CP diagnosis, more inpatient visits one year before obtaining a catastrophic illness certificate, pneumonia, and nasogastric tube use increased medical expenses and length of hospital stay. Conclusions: Improving COC reduces medical costs and the number of inpatient days in children with CP. Certain characteristics also influence these outcomes.

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“…In 1973 kinesio tape with elastic properties was developed by Kenzo Kase, depending on that an external component could aid the functions of muscles and other tissues. Taping is an increasingly popular adjuvant therapy because it is easy to apply and inexpensive, and it 2177 2178 Effect of Kinesio Taping on Grasp & Release in Children with Spastic Hemiparetic CP can be easily removed or changed according to therapy objectives [4] .…”

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Effect of Kinesio Taping on Grasp and Release in Children with Spastic Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study

El-Din¹,

Salem

Elshennawy³

et al. 2018

The Medical Journal of Cairo University

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Background: Cerebral Palsy (CP) children have motor dysfunction due to non-progressive brain damage. Hemiplegic cerebral palsy children usually have marked hand involvement with limited active wrist extension and excessive thumb adduction and flexion which appears from infancy. Various techniques are generally used in the course of CP management. A recent method such as taping is frequently used in pediatrics rehabilitation clinics. It is easy to apply and inexpensive and can be easily removed or changed according to therapy objects. In CP it corrects postural misalignment enhance joint stability, activate weak muscle and manage spasticity. Aim of Study:To determine the short term effect of kinesio taping on hand functions especially grasp and release in the children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy.Participants and Methods: Eleven spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsied children (2-7 years old) of both sexes with mild hand and/or wrist spasticity (grade 1 to 1+) according to the Modified Ashowrth Scale, and had impaired hand functions level II, III and IV according to Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) participated in this study. Participants received kinesio tape for wrist and thumb in addition to the standard conventional physical therapy program (2-3 hours per week). Participants were evaluated before and after four weeks using the Grasping subtests of the Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test (QUEST) and Peabody Developmental Motor Scale (PDMS).Results: After Four weeks of intervention results showed that no significant changes post treatment application when compared with corresponding pretreatment for the PDMS ( p-value=0.096) and QUEST (p-value=0.052) scores. Conclusion:These results suggested that four weeks Kinesio taping was not effective in improving the hand functions of spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy children.

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The effectiveness of taping on children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review

Cited by 27 publications

References 22 publications

Evidence about the use of Kinesio Taping in subjects with neurological disorders: an overview of systematic reviews

Evidence about the use of Kinesio Taping in subjects with neurological disorders: an overview of systematic reviews

Continuity of Care Is Associated with Medical Costs and Inpatient Days in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Effect of Kinesio Taping on Grasp and Release in Children with Spastic Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study

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