Impact of Kinesio Taping on Pregnancy related Pelvic Girdle Pain and Disability
Bushra Bano1, Aruna Nigam2, Deepak Malhotra1
1Assistant Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India.
Aim:
To discover out the impact of Kinesio Taping (KT) in reduction of pain and disability experienced by pregnant females.
Method:
Total 30 pregnant females in second trimester were recruited after fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria. They were randomized into 2 group. Experimental (A) received KT and Control group (B) sham KT. KT or sham KT was applied on day 1 and removed on day 5. Pain and disability were the results measures of the study. The pain levels were assessed by utilizing Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) on 1st day before treatment (BF) and after treatment (AF), 3rd day, 5th day and 7th day. Disability was evaluated using Oswestry Disability Index in Hindi Version, on day 1 and day 7.
Results:
Preintervention both the groups were comparable regarding Pain and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) scores. Post intervention experimental group had markedly decreased VAS and ODI from day 1 to day 7 (VAS Day 1 BF: 43.66 ± 17.31 Vs VAS Day 7: 26.13 ± 13.74; ODI Day 1: 31.80 ± 12.36 Vs ODI Day 7: 17.66 ± 7.30; p < 0.05). In control group VAS and ODI remained same between Day 1 & 7 (VAS Day 1 BF 31.93 ± 14.08, Vs VAS Day 7 32.46 ± 13.68;, ODI Day 1 22.13 ± 15.35 Vs ODI Day 7 22.00 ± 11.73).
Conclusions:
KT can significantly reduce PGP and disability in pregnant females as compared to sham taping, measured by VAS and ODI scale respectively.
