@article{article_373465, title={Effectiveness of kinesiotaping on diaphragm thickness, diaphragmatic thickening fraction, and intercostal muscle thickness in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation: a pilot study}, journal={The European Research Journal}, volume={5}, pages={68–76}, year={2019}, DOI={10.18621/eurj.373465}, author={Metin Ökmen, Burcu and Ökmen, Korgün}, keywords={Kinesiotaping,diaphragmatic muscle thickness,intercostal muscles thickness,pulmonary rehabilitation,mechanical ventilation}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <b> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">Objective: </span> </b> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> We aimed to
evaluate the effects of kinesiotaping applied on the chest wall on the
diaphragmatic muscle and intercostal muscles in patients receiving mechanical
ventilation. </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> <b>Methods: </b> </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> In this
prospective, randomized, controlled, double-blind study, 24 patients </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> who underwent </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">mechanical
ventilation </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> in the intensive care
unit </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">were included the study.
Randomization was used to identify the side of patients that the </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">kinesiotaping </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> was applied to. </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> Group 1: side </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> that kinesiotaping was </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">applied (n = 24) and Group 2 (control group): side </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> that
kinesiotaping </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> was not applied (n = 24). </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">Kinesiotaping </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> was changed in every 3 day. </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> Thicknesses of diaphragmatic
muscle, seventh intercostal muscle and ninth intercostal muscle were evaluated </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">
by using ultrasound <span style="color:#141314;"> in pretreatment, third day,
sixth day and ninth day </span>. </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> <b>Results: </b> In both groups; a statistically significant
decrease was found in all the evaluation parameters at all the measurement
times when compared to the <span style="color:#141314;">pretreatment </span>values ( <i>p </i>
< 0.05). On the <span style="color:#141314;">third day </span>and <span style="color:#141314;">sixth
day </span>; a statistically significant
difference was found in favor of group 1 in all the evaluation parameters
except thickness of seventh </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">intercostal muscle </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> ( <i>p </i> < 0.05).
On the </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;color:#141314;">ninth </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">day; there was
no statistically significant difference between the two groups ( <i>p </i> > 0.05). </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <b> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">Conclusion: </span> </b> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> In conclusion, our study results
showed that kinesiotaping decelerated the decrease in the diaphragmatic muscle
and the intercostal muscles thickness until sixth day.  </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Prusa Medical Publishing}