Are the Kinesio Tape colors effective for patient perception? A randomized single blind trial
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Purpose: Colors may affect the human body as a bio-psycho-social being in treatment. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Kinesio Tape colors for patient perception in patients with tight trapezius muscle.
Methods: Fifty female patients (mean age was 20.84±1.81 years, mean body mass index was 21.19±3.1 kg/m2) with tight trapezius were enrolled in this randomized single blind trial. The order of application for Kinesio Tape colors were randomly selected for each subject before the study began. Five different (red, blue, black, beige, white) colors were applied to subjects’ dominant side tight trapezius muscle with using Kinesio Taping muscle inhibition technique. Subjects’ were asked how they feel after each color of taping (none, warm, cool, powerful, fresh etc.). Patient Global Impression of Change was used for evaluation of patient perception.
Results: Subjects’ percentages of feelings were for red tape; 30% none, 26% warm, for blue tape; 32% warm, %24 none, for black tape; 24% none, 22% warm, for beige tape; 26% warm, 20% none, for white tape; 34% warm, 20% none. Our results showed that there was no difference in patient perception for all type of Kinesio Tape colors (p>0.05).
Conclusion: As a result, the color of treating tape may affect the feelings of subjects. But there was no difference between
colors in tight trapezius muscle. Patient satisfaction and admiration should be considered in order to enhance the effect of
treatment.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
1 Aralık 2016
Gönderilme Tarihi
24 Ağustos 2016
Kabul Tarihi
30 Kasım 2016
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2016 Cilt: 3 Sayı: 3