%0 Journal Article
%T Effect of Kinesio Taping on Hand Function in Hemiparetic Patients
%A Jonathan Galv&atilde
%A o Ten&oacute
%A rio x Cavalcante
%A Maria do Desterro Costae Silva
%A Jessiane Ten&oacute
%A rio da Fonseca Silva
%A Clarissa Cotrim dos Anjos
%A Renata Sampaio Rodrigues Soutinho
%J World Journal of Neuroscience
%P 293-302
%@ 2162-2019
%D 2018
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/wjns.2018.82023
%X <strong>Introduction:</strong><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is the second most frequent cause of
death in the world. Nevertheless, most victims do survive and need treatment,
and hand function is one that has to be dealt with in the rehabilitation
process. Kinesio&amp;reg</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">&nbsp;Taping (KT) is a bandaging method that can be applied along the muscle fibers
to provide stimulation. Studies have shown its efficacy in providing afferent
stimuli to weakened muscles, thus eliciting contraction with greater recruiting
of motor units and inducing neuroplasticity. Benefits to the paresthesi</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">a</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> hand have not been
reported. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Objective: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Investigate the effects of KT on hand function in hemiparetic
patients. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Material and Methods:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> An evaluator-blinded, randomized
clinical trial involving stroke victims was carried out in a physical therapy
outpatient clinic. One group underwent KT intervention and the other was a
control group. The Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and the Box and Block Test
(BBT) were used as assessment tools. A data entry form was used in the Epi-info
7 software and descriptive statistics was thus calculated. The software BioStat
5.0 was employed when doing statistical tests. Associations were regarded as
statistically significant when p</span></span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">&lt;</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">0.05. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Eight individuals were randomly assigned to two groups. All those who had
received treatment with KT had spasticity improved by one point, but there was
no significant improvement in BBT. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Conclusion:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> KT was effective when it
came to improving spasticity and it may be an option in rehab, but it had no
effect on gross manual dexterity. Nevertheless, it can be of help as part of a
functional training program.</span></span>
%K Stroke
%K Rehabilitation
%K Physical Therapy
%K Kinesio&#174
%K Taping
%K Hands
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=84699