Immediate Effects of Patella Taping in Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis.

, Kim, Hee Sang; , Kim, Min Jung; , Ahn, Kyung Hoi; , Lee, Jong Ha; , Kim, Dong Hwan; , Kim, Hak Jun; , Jung, Yong Seol

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2005;29(4):398-405.

Kim, Hee Sang , Kim, Min Jung , Ahn, Kyung Hoi , Lee, Jong Ha , Kim, Dong Hwan , Kim, Hak Jun , Jung, Yong Seol

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine. vivaldis@naver.com

슬관절 골관절염 환자에서 슬개골 테이핑의 효과

김희상, 김민정, 안경회, 이종하, 김동환, 김학준, 정용설

경희대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실

Abstract

Objective
To evaluate the effects of patella taping on pain and disability in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Method
Using a within-subjects study design, 54 patients were tested under three conditions in random order: untaped, wearing therapeutic knee tape and wearing control knee tape. Outcome measure was pain as measured by visual analogue scale and disability as measured by walking speed, timed up and go test, and step test.
Results
The therapeutic tape significantly reduced pain, when compared with the control and untaped conditions (p＜0.05). Also significant improvement in disability was ob-served on timed up and go test and step test in therapeutic tape compared with the control and untaped conditions (p＜0.05). But there was no significant difference on walking speed among three conditions (p＞0.05). A significant association between change of pain in stairs and lateral patellofemoral joint space was evident (r=0.503, p＜0.05).
Conclusion
Therapeutic knee tape is a simple, inexpensive strategy that increases the treatment options for therapists and patients in the conservative management of knee OA. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2005; 29: 398-405)

Key Words: Knee, Osteoarthritis, Taping, Pain, Disability