The effects of cervical kinesiotaping on neck pain, range of motion, and disability in patients following thyroidectomy: a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled clinical trial

Aysun GENÇ; Süleyman Utku ÇELİK; Volkan GENÇ; Derya ÖZTUNA; Birkan Sonel TUR

Makale detayları

The effects of cervical kinesiotaping on neck pain, range of motion, and disability in patients following thyroidectomy: a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled clinical trial

Yazarlar:

Aysun GENÇ | Süleyman Utku ÇELİK | Volkan GENÇ | Derya ÖZTUNA | Birkan Sonel TUR

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2019 Vol.49 Issue 4, pp.1185-1191

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000750030

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

Özet:

 

Background/aim: This  was  a  randomized,  double-blind,  sham-controlled  study.Thyroidectomy  is  a  frequently  performed  surgical  procedure  and  head  and  neck  extension  during  this  operation  facilitates  surgery.  Patients  may  experience  postoperative  neck  pain  and  cervical range of motion (ROM) limitation due to the surgical position following thyroidectomy. It was aimed herein to investigate the short-term effects of kinesiotaping(KT) applied to the cervical spine on neck pain, ROM, and disability in patients following thyroidectomy. Materials  and  methods:  A  total  of  74  patients  were  randomly  assigned  to  be  treated  with  either  KT  (Group  1,  n  =  37)  or  sham  taping  (Group 2, n = 37) using a computer-generated random number list. Neck pain, cervical ROM, and neck disability were evaluated with a visual analog scale (VAS), inclinometer, and the Neck Disability Index (NDI) questionnaire, respectively. Results: There were no significant differences with respect to age, sex, educational background, or body mass index between the groups.While there were no significant differences with respect to improvement of the VAS and change of the ROM and NDI values between the groups, patients in Group 1 needed less paracetamol than patients in Group 2 (P = 0.011). Conclusion: This study showed that cervical KT application following thyroidectomy does not have a positive effect on neck pain, ROM, or disability, but nonetheless, it reduces analgesic consumption.

Makale detayları

The effects of cervical kinesiotaping on neck pain, range of motion, and disability in patients following thyroidectomy: a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled clinical trial

Yazarlar: Aysun GENÇ | Süleyman Utku ÇELİK | Volkan GENÇ | Derya ÖZTUNA | Birkan Sonel TUR

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar: Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2019 Vol.49 Issue 4, pp.1185-1191

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 7/2019

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000750030

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6165

pISSN: 1300-0144

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Aysun GENÇ | Süleyman Utku ÇELİK | Volkan GENÇ | Derya ÖZTUNA | Birkan Sonel TUR

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2019 Vol.49 Issue 4, pp.1185-1191

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000750030

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144