Can Kinesiotaping Reduce Pain in Rib Fractures?: A Randomized Prospective Study

İsmail Dal1, Özgür Bektaş2, Sibel Kader3

  • 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kastamonu University, Kastamonu, Turkey.

Journal of Pain Research
|December 18, 2024
PubMed
Summary

Kinesiotaping, when added to standard pain relief, significantly reduced pain scores in patients with rib fractures by the fourth day. This suggests kinesiotaping is an effective adjunctive therapy for managing pain after thoracic trauma.