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The efficacy of kinesio taping as an adjunct to therapeutic exercises in treatment of postural scoliosis / Amany Mahmoud Helmy Mohamed ; Supervised Nadia Abdelazim Faiaz , Mohamed Goda Montaser , Ghada Mohamed Koura

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Cairo : Amany Mahmoud Helmy Mohamed , 2015Description: 102 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cmOther title:
  • فاعلية شريط كينزيو كمساعد للتمرينات العلاجية فى علاج الجنف القوامى [Added title page title]
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Dissertation note: Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders Summary: Postural scoliosis is a common problem which affect the population specially female subjects. Back pain, and functional disabilities tend to show the common symptoms in scoliotic patients in addition to the cobb{u2019}s angle. Of this study was to examine the efficacy of kinesio taping as an adjunct to therapeutic exercises on patients with postural scoliosis. Thirty patients were assigned randomly in to 2 groups : patients in the group A (n = 15) received kinesio tape, stretching and strengthening exercises of the back, and patients in the group B (n = 15) received stretching and strengthening exercises of the back only. The following parameters including pain severity, functional disability and back range of motion (flexion, extension, right side bending and left side bending) and cobb angle were measured before and after 6 weeks of treatment. The results showed significant improvement of pain severity in group A compared with those at group B but not in functional disability, back range of motion and cobb angle. We concluded that kinesio taping is effective as a method of reducing pain in treatment for postural scoliosis
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Thesis Thesis قاعة الرسائل الجامعية - الدور الاول المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة Cai01.21.03.Ph.D.2015.Am.E (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 01010110068602000
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Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders

Postural scoliosis is a common problem which affect the population specially female subjects. Back pain, and functional disabilities tend to show the common symptoms in scoliotic patients in addition to the cobb{u2019}s angle. Of this study was to examine the efficacy of kinesio taping as an adjunct to therapeutic exercises on patients with postural scoliosis. Thirty patients were assigned randomly in to 2 groups : patients in the group A (n = 15) received kinesio tape, stretching and strengthening exercises of the back, and patients in the group B (n = 15) received stretching and strengthening exercises of the back only. The following parameters including pain severity, functional disability and back range of motion (flexion, extension, right side bending and left side bending) and cobb angle were measured before and after 6 weeks of treatment. The results showed significant improvement of pain severity in group A compared with those at group B but not in functional disability, back range of motion and cobb angle. We concluded that kinesio taping is effective as a method of reducing pain in treatment for postural scoliosis

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