I'm sure your therapists already know about this.
http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=23345636
We aimed to study the effectiveness of shoulder taping and conventional
treatment vs sham taping and conventional treatment in prevention of
shoulder injuries in patients with acute stroke.This study was a
multicenter, interventional, prospective, randomized, outcome-blinded
trial (PROBE design). All first-ever stroke patients were included
within 48 hours of stroke onset (August 2009-October 2011). The
treatment group included shoulder taping and conventional treatment, and
the control group received sham taping and conventional treatment.
Primary outcomes were changes in visual analog scale (VAS) and shoulder
pain and disability index (SPADI), and secondary outcomes were changes
in shoulder range of motion (flexion and abduction) at days 14 and 30.
Clinical trials registration no. NCT 01062308.There were 80 patients in
the treatment arm and 82 in the control arm. There was a better
reduction of VAS (on day 14: mean difference 3.7 mm, p = 0.45; on day
30: 11.9 mm, p = 0.03) and SPADI scores (on day 14: mean difference 3.5,
p = 0.33; on day 30: 9.3, p = 0.04) in the treatment arm.Although there
was a trend toward pain reduction and functional improvement associated
with shoulder taping for 2 weeks after acute stage of stroke, this did
not reach statistical significance. The long-term effects of taping need
to be studied in large trials.This study provided Class III evidence
that tri-pull shoulder taping was ineffective in significantly reducing
shoulder pain in patients with acute stroke.
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