Efeitos do Kinesio Taping em mulheres com dor lombar crônica não específica

Abstract

Background: Low back pain is one of the most common health problems in the world population, leading individuals who suffer from this condition too seek for different treatments for their pain including the Kinesio Taping® (KT). Objective: Investigate the effects of Kinesio Taping® on chronic nonspecific Low Back Pain (LBP) women. Methods: This is an assessor blinded randomised controlled trial, composed by 108 women with chronic nonspecific low back pain. All the participants were initially submitted to an evaluation of the pain sensation, disability, trunk range of motion and neuromuscular performance. After the initial evaluation they were randomly allocated into four different groups for the intervention: control group (it will not apply any tape), KT with tension group (apply the Kinesio Taping with tension in the erector spine muscles), KT without tension group (apply the Kinesio Taping without tension in the erector spine muscles) and Micropore® group (apply Micropore® in the erector spine muscles). Three days after intervention a new evaluation was performed, similar to the first one; soon after, the KT was removed and a third evaluation was done, ten days after intervention. Results: Pain relief was observed for KTT group (p=0.003) and KTNT group (p=0.004) compared to control group at 3 days after intervention. For disability there was difference between control group and KTT group at three (p=0.004) and 10 days (p=0.016) after intervention. For median frequency, there was a difference between control group and KT with and without tension groups (p=0.008 and p=0.020, respectively), whereas for sustained time, it was observed a difference between control group and all the other groups (p=0.017 - GCT; p=0.014 - GST; and p=0,039 - GM). Conclusion: KT with or without tension reduces pain and muscle fatigue, and disability when applied with tension, in chronic non-specific LBP women.