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Response of pain and range of motion to kinesiotape following orofacial surgery /

Mariam Hamdy Lamey Fares

Response of pain and range of motion to kinesiotape following orofacial surgery / استجابة الألم والمدى الحركى لشريط الكينسيو فيما بعد جراحة الفم والوجه Mariam Hamdy Lamey Fares ; Supervised Mohamed Mahmoud Abdelkhalak Khalaf , Mahmoud Hamdy Mohamed Eid , Ashraf Hassan Mohamed Soliman - Cairo : Mariam Hamdy Lamey Fares , 2016 - 71 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery

The purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the response of pain and range of motion to kinesio tape following orofacial surgery. Subject: Forty patients (males and females) with ages ranged from 35 to 45 years were selected and randomly divided into two equal groups in number. Group (A): 20 patients who had orofacial surgeries and they received medical care only without using Kinesio tape and group (B) 20 patients who had orofacial surgeries and they were using kinesio tape in additional to receiving medical care. Assessment: The patients in both groups were assessed before treatment (pre), after 3 weeks of treatment (post1) and after 6weeks (post2) for pain by visual analogue scale and orofacial range of motion were assisted by digital caliper. Results: the results of this study showed that kinesio tape is effective in the treatment of pain and improving range of motion after orofacial surgery. Conclusion: It was concluded that kinesio tape is effective in management of pain and improving range of motion after orofacial surgery



Kinesio tape Pain Range of Motion and Orofacial surgery