Efficacy of kinesio taping versus extracorporeal shock wave therapy for calcaneal spur

Authors : Nurten NAS KIRDAR, Tuba KANYILMAZ

Pages : 57-61

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Publication Date : 2023-03-18

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The calcaneal spur is a common cause of heel pain, and there are various approaches to its treatment. Our aim in this study is to investigate the effectiveness of kinesio taping against Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ESWT); in the treatment of calcaneal spur. This study was designed as a randomized controlled, prospective and single-center clinical trial. A total of 93 patients with calcaneal spur insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(18 men, 75 women); were included. Patients were divided into two groups insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(based on gender, age, BMI, and pain duration); by stratified randomization insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(kinesio tape group=46, ESWT group=47 patients);. 3 sessions of ESWT were applied to the heels of the patients in the 1st group with an interval of 1 week. Kinesio taping was applied to the 2nd group. It was applied once a week, for 3 weeks. Visual Analogue Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(VAS); and Foot Function Index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FFI); scores of the patients in both groups before the treatment and 1 week after the end of the treatment were recorded. When we evaluated the pre-treatment and post-treatment parameters, we found a significant decrease in VAS, FFI-pain, FFI-disability and FFI-activity restriction scores in both groups insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.0001);. We also found that kinesio taping was more effective than ESWT in reducing FFI-pain insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(for after treatment FFI-pain inter group p=0.005, for FFI-pain difference inter group p=0.002); and FFI-disability insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(for after treatment FFI-disability inter group p=0.023, for FFI-disability difference inter group p=0.0001); scores. To conclude, although both kinesio taping and ESWT treatments reduced patients\` pain, disability and activity limitation, kinesio taping was found to be more effective in reducing pain and disability. Studies with longer follow-up are needed to clarify our results.
Keywords : calcaneal spur, extracorporeal shock wave therapy, kinesio tape

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