Deans' stroke musings: Does correcting position and increasing sensorial input of the foot and ankle with Kinesio taping improve balance in stroke patients?

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Thursday, December 10, 2015

Does correcting position and increasing sensorial input of the foot and ankle with Kinesio taping improve balance in stroke patients?

You'll have to send your doctor and therapist after the protocol on how/where to apply the kinesio tape. Seems like a solution in search of a problem. I got kinesio taped on my affected left shoulder. I couldn't tell if it helped at all.
http://search.naric.com/research/rehab/redesign_record.cfm?search=2&type=all&criteria=J72223&phrase=no&rec=129007
NARIC Accession Number: J72223. What's this?
ISSN: 1053-8135.
Author(s): Yazici, Gokhan; Guclu-Gunduz, Arzu; Bayraktar, Deniz; Aksoy, Songul; Nazliel, Bijen; Kilinc, Muhammed; Yildirim, Sibel A.; Irkec, Ceyla.
Publication Year: 2015.
Number of Pages: 9.
Abstract: Study evaluated the effects of Kinesio Tape (KT) on balance in stroke patients. It was hypothesized that KT applied on the foot and ankle would improve the quality of somatosensory information and activate ankle muscles which have an important role in postural control and that ultimately, balance could be improved in stroke patients. Nineteen stroke patients and 16 healthy controls were included in the study. Balance assessments were conducted twice in individuals with stroke, one with KT and the other without KT. The individuals in the control group were evaluated only once without KT. Balance of the all subjects was evaluated using the computerized dynamic posturography to assess the Sensory Organization Tests (SOT) at 6 different conditions. Equilibrium, Strategy Analysis, and Composite Equilibrium Scores were investigated in SOT. Statistically significant differences were observed in all of the SOT parameters between stroke patients and healthy controls. When the results with and without KT application were compared, the Equilibrium Scores in the conditions 3, 4, 6, Strategy Analysis Score in the conditions 2, 4, 6 and the Composite Equilibrium Score of the SOT were found to be improved in stroke patents. Results obtained from KT application are promising for improving balance in stroke patients.
Descriptor Terms: DEVICES EVALUATION, EQUILIBRIUM, INTERVENTION, LIMBS, MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, OUTCOMES, PHYSICAL THERAPY, SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS, STROKE.