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The effect of kinesiotaping on edema: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Alcantara, Denise Alves de Almeida; Santos, Francielly Natanaelly Andrade Dos; Ferreira, José Jamacy de Almeida; de Noronha, Marcos; Andrade, Palloma Rodrigues de.
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  • Alcantara DAA; Postgraduate Program in Physical Therapy /Health Sciences Center/Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Brazil.
  • Santos FNAD; Postgraduate Program in Physical Therapy /Health Sciences Center/Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Brazil.
  • Ferreira JJA; Postgraduate Program in Physical Therapy /Health Sciences Center/Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Brazil.
  • de Noronha M; Rural Department of Allied Health/La Trobe Rural Health School/ La Trobe University, Australia.
  • Andrade PR; Postgraduate Program in Physical Therapy /Health Sciences Center/Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Brazil. Electronic address: palloma@ccs.ufpb.br.
Musculoskelet Sci Pract ; 74: 103168, 2024 Aug 22.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39213979
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Treatment for edema involves multiple approaches, with Kinesiotaping having recently emerged as an option for edema reduction.

OBJECTIVE:

To systematically summarize current evidence on the effects of Kinesiotaping on edema reduction on any type of edema.

METHODS:

A systematic review was performed including randomized clinical trials that compared the effects of Kinesiotaping to any other intervention or no intervention on edema. Screening, assessment of methodological quality (PEDro scale) of studies, and confidence of evidence (GRADE) were analyzed by two independent reviewers. A quantitative summary is presented through meta-analyses.

RESULTS:

A total of 3750 studies were identified, of which 70 were included in this review, and were organized by body region (face, upper limbs and lower limbs) and by treatment time (short and long term). It was observed that Kinesiotaping was superior to comparison groups in the short-term for face edema (Standardized mean difference [SMD] -1.07; 95%CI -1.48 to -0.65) and lower limbs (SMD -0.55; 95%CI -1.06 to -0.05). Also, Kinesiotaping was superior to comparison group in the long-term for lower limbs (SMD -0.72; 95%CI -1.25 to -0.18). Kinesiotaping was not superior to the comparison groups for upper limbs in both the short (SMD -0.05; 95%CI -0.89 to 0.80) and long-term (SMD -0.04; 95%CI -0.31 to 0.24) protocols.

CONCLUSION:

Kinesiotaping seems to be an effective intervention to reduce acute edema around the face and potentially in the lower limbs in both short and long-term protocols, although the quality of evidence is very low. However, these positive results were not observed for the upper limbs.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Musculoskelet Sci Pract Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Países Bajos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Musculoskelet Sci Pract Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Países Bajos